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Appendix:Variations of "ful" English Alternative forms en -full now _ uncommon en ⠰⠇ Braille Pronunciation en /fʊl/ /fəl/ [fl̩] en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame--ful.wav US en ʊl 1 Etymology 1 en adjective :inh enm:-ful<id:adjective> 1 en enm -ful adjective, enm -full, from en ang -ful adjective, ang -full full of; -ful, from en gmw-pro *-full adjective, from en gem-pro *-fullaz -ful, from gem-pro *fullaz full; see en full. Cognate with sco -fu, stq -ful -ful, fy -fol -ful, nl -vol -ful, de -voll -ful, sv -full -ful, da -fuld -ful, is -fullur, is -fyllur -ful. Suffix Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun. en sin sinful Synonyms full of en -ose Antonyms en -less Derived terms en adjective Translations full of, possessing Czech: cs -plný Danish: da -fuld Esperanto: eo da, eo -plena, eo -oza German: de -voll Ido: io -oza Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr -dar, kmr bi- Latin: la -osus Tamil: ta -மிகு formal Welsh: cy -lon, cy -llon, cy -lawn, cy -llawn Etymology 2 en noun :inh enm:-ful<id:noun> 1 en enm -ful noun, enm -full, from en ang -ful noun, ang -full, from en gmw-pro *-full noun, from en gem-pro *fullō, gem-pro *fullijô filling. Suffix s -sful Used to form nouns from nouns meaning “as much as can be held by what is denoted by the noun”. en bowl bowlful en hand handful Usage notes The plural is formed by simply suffixing en -s (e.g., en libraryfuls) or by pluralizing the noun (e.g., en librariesful); however, the latter way is sometimes proscribed.-fuls / -ful https://brians.wsu.edu/2016/05/22/fuls-ful/ Derived terms en noun Translations as much as can be held Cornish: kw -as Danish: da -fuld French: fr -ée Interlingua: ia -ata Italian: it -ata f Portuguese: pt -ada f Spanish: es -ada f Welsh: cy -aid mf See also having a considerable amount of en -some References Anagrams en flu 'flu ULF flu Middle English Alternative forms enm -fol -fole -foll -folle -fule -full -fulle -vol -vole -voll -volle Pronunciation enm /ful/ enm /vul/ Southern,Kent Etymology 1 enm adjective :inh ang:-ful<id:adjective> enm ang -ful adjective, ang -full full of; -ful, from enm gmw-pro *-full adjective, from enm gem-pro *-fullaz -ful, from gem-pro *fullaz full. Suffix enm suffix adjective-forming suffixes enm -ful Appended to nouns (or, rarely, adjectives and adverbs) to form adjectives denoting the experience or induction of an attitude, internal state or quality. Derived terms enm -ful (adjective) Descendants en -ful adjective sco -fu adjective References -ful suf.(2) MED17891 22 June 2018 Etymology 2 enm noun :inh ang:-ful<id:noun> enm ang -ful noun, ang -full enough to fill; -ful, from enm gmw-pro *-full noun, from enm gem-pro *fullō, gem-pro *fullijô filling. The use of the ending to denote nouns originates in the reanalysis of enm ful modifying a noun as being part of the noun itself, e.g. "cuppe ful" as "cuppe-ful". Suffix enm suffix noun-forming suffixes Appended to nouns referring to containers or vessels, denoting the quantity that the given vessel is capable of holding. Derived terms enm -ful (noun) Descendants en -ful noun sco -fu noun References -ful suf.(1) MED17890 22 June 2018 Old English Alternative forms ang -full Pronunciation -ful Etymology 1 ang adjective :inh gmw-pro:*-full<id:adjective> From ang gmw-pro *-full adjective, from ang gem-pro *-fullaz -ful, from gem-pro *fullaz full. Suffix forms adjectives meaning “full of”; en -ful ang caru<t:care; worry> carful<t:anxious; careful> ang eġe<t:fear> eġeful<t:fearful> ang ġeorn<t:eager> ġeornful<t:eager; desirous> ang sprǣċ<t:speech> sprǣcful<t:talkative, loquacious> Declension -ful -full Derived terms ang adjective Descendants enm -ful adjective Etymology 2 ang noun :inh gmw-pro:*-full<id:noun> From ang gmw-pro *-full noun, from ang gem-pro *fullō, gem-pro *fullijô filling. Suffix f forms nouns meaning “a quantity enough to fill (the specified vessel)”; en -ful ang būc<t:pitcher> būcful<t:pitcherful> Declension -full -ful Derived terms ang noun Descendants enm -ful noun Saterland Frisian Suffix stq suffix used to form adjectives from nouns; en -ful en productive suffixes adjective-forming suffixes