fullum stöfum
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom fullum (“with full, with complete”) the dative plural form of fullur (“full, complete”) and stöfum (“with letters”) the dative, plural of stafur (“a letter”).
Idiom
edit- (idiomatic) unabbreviated, without abbreviation, in full, an abbreviation written out
- Að rita orð fullum stöfum.
- To write a word without abbreviation.
- Að skrifa fullum stöfum.
- To write out an abbreviation.
- Að skrifa nafnið sitt fullum stöfum.
- To write one’s name in full.
- (idiomatic) directly, straight to the point
Synonyms
edit- (directly): tæpitungulaust, afdráttarlaust
Derived terms
edit- rita fullum stöfum (to write out an abbreviation)
- skrifa fullum stöfum (to write out an abbreviation)