-ful

Significat (English)

Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.

Synonyms

-ous

full

giving

pervading

some

wide

-ing

-ly

filled

ful

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/fʊl/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from anglès mitjà: -ful

Inherited from anglès antic: -ful

Cognate with escocès: -fu

Cognate with Saterfriesisch: -ful

Cognate with frisó occidental: -fol

Cognate with neerlandès: -vol

Cognate with alemany: -voll

Cognate with suec: -full

Cognate with danès: -fuld

Cognate with islandès: -fullur

In summary

Inherited from Middle English -ful, -full, from Old English -ful, -full (“full of; -ful”), from Proto-Germanic *-fullaz (“-ful”), from Proto-Germanic *fullaz (“full”); see full. Cognate with Scots -fu, Saterland Frisian -ful (“-ful”), West Frisian -fol (“-ful”), Dutch -vol (“-ful”), German -voll (“-ful”), Swedish -full (“-ful”), Danish -fuld (“-ful”), Icelandic -fullur, -fyllur (“-ful”).