fuld

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish fuldær, full, from Old Norse fullr (“full”), from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, cognate with English full, German voll. The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós, hence also Latin plēnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fulˀ/, [ˈfulˀ]

Adjective

fuld (neuter fuldt, plural and definite singular attributive fulde)

1. full (containing the maximum possible amount)

   Synonym: fyldt

2. complete

   Synonyms: fuldkommen, fuldstændig, hel, komplet, total

3. drunk

   Synonyms: beruset; see also Thesaurus:fuld

Inflection

Inflection of fuld

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	fuld	fuldere	fuldest2
indefinite neuter singular	fuldt	fuldere	fuldest2
plural	fulde	fuldere	fuldest2
definite attributive1	fulde	fuldere	fuldeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• -fuld
• fuldskab
• fylde
• fyldig

References

• “fuld” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “fuld” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog