ful-

See also: ful, fúl, fûl, fül, and -ful

Fula

Root

ful-

1. related to leaving, dispersion.

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).However, it does not seem to be used as a productive root (more tied to Fula identity).
• Used in Pulaar. (as a productive root)

Derived terms

• Pullo / Fulɓe
• Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular
• pulaaku

References

• D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.
• C. Seydou, A Dictionary of Verb Roots in Fulfulde Dialects: Fulfulde-French-English, Éditions Karthala, 1998.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ffol-, fol-, full-, vol-

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ful-, full-, from Proto-West Germanic *fulla-, from *full (“full”, see ful).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ful-/

Prefix

ful-

1. (largely unproductive) full, fully, perfectly

Derived terms

Middle English terms prefixed with ful-

Descendants

• English: full-; (fulfil, fulfill)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈful/ (as a nominal prefix)
• IPA^(key): /ˌful/ (as a verbal prefix)

Prefix

ful-

1. Alternative form of full-

Swedish

Etymology

From ful (“ugly”).

Prefix

ful-

1. (colloquial) of low or lesser quality (due to simpler or cheaper preparation or the like)

   Antonym: fin-

   fulöl

   cheap/low-quality beer

2. (colloquial) illegal, unauthorized

   fulparkera

   park illegally

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with ful-

References

• ful- in Svensk ordbok (SO)