faul
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfau̯l]
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
German
Etymology
From Middle High German vūl, from Old High German fūl, from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *puH-lo-s (“rotten, putrid”).
Compare Dutch vuil, English foul, Danish ful, Swedish ful. Doublet of Foul.
The sense “lazy” developed in part from the idea of food rotting when lying around, in part from the notion that idleness is morally rotten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faʊ̯l/
Audio (file) Audio (file) Audio (Austria) (file) - Homophone: Foul
Adjective
faul (strong nominative masculine singular fauler, comparative fauler, superlative am faulsten)
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist faul | sie ist faul | es ist faul | sie sind faul | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | fauler | faule | faules | faule |
genitive | faulen | fauler | faulen | fauler | |
dative | faulem | fauler | faulem | faulen | |
accusative | faulen | faule | faules | faule | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der faule | die faule | das faule | die faulen |
genitive | des faulen | der faulen | des faulen | der faulen | |
dative | dem faulen | der faulen | dem faulen | den faulen | |
accusative | den faulen | die faule | das faule | die faulen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein fauler | eine faule | ein faules | (keine) faulen |
genitive | eines faulen | einer faulen | eines faulen | (keiner) faulen | |
dative | einem faulen | einer faulen | einem faulen | (keinen) faulen | |
accusative | einen faulen | eine faule | ein faules | (keine) faulen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist fauler | sie ist fauler | es ist fauler | sie sind fauler | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | faulerer | faulere | fauleres | faulere |
genitive | fauleren | faulerer | fauleren | faulerer | |
dative | faulerem | faulerer | faulerem | fauleren | |
accusative | fauleren | faulere | fauleres | faulere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der faulere | die faulere | das faulere | die fauleren |
genitive | des fauleren | der fauleren | des fauleren | der fauleren | |
dative | dem fauleren | der fauleren | dem fauleren | den fauleren | |
accusative | den fauleren | die faulere | das faulere | die fauleren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein faulerer | eine faulere | ein fauleres | (keine) fauleren |
genitive | eines fauleren | einer fauleren | eines fauleren | (keiner) fauleren | |
dative | einem fauleren | einer fauleren | einem fauleren | (keinen) fauleren | |
accusative | einen fauleren | eine faulere | ein fauleres | (keine) fauleren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist am faulsten | sie ist am faulsten | es ist am faulsten | sie sind am faulsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | faulster | faulste | faulstes | faulste |
genitive | faulsten | faulster | faulsten | faulster | |
dative | faulstem | faulster | faulstem | faulsten | |
accusative | faulsten | faulste | faulstes | faulste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der faulste | die faulste | das faulste | die faulsten |
genitive | des faulsten | der faulsten | des faulsten | der faulsten | |
dative | dem faulsten | der faulsten | dem faulsten | den faulsten | |
accusative | den faulsten | die faulste | das faulste | die faulsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein faulster | eine faulste | ein faulstes | (keine) faulsten |
genitive | eines faulsten | einer faulsten | eines faulsten | (keiner) faulsten | |
dative | einem faulsten | einer faulsten | einem faulsten | (keinen) faulsten | |
accusative | einen faulsten | eine faulste | ein faulstes | (keine) faulsten |
Derived terms
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German vūl, from Old High German fūl, from Proto-West Germanic *fūl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faʊ̯l/
Adjective
Declension
Declension of faul (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives) | |||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
Weak inflection | nominative | faul | faul | faul | faule |
accusative | faule | faul | faul | faule | |
dative | faule | faule | faule | faule | |
Strong inflection | nominative | fauler | faule | faules | faule |
accusative | faule | faule | faules | faule | |
dative | faulem | fauler | faulem | faule |
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German vūl, from Old High German fūl, from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *puH-lo-s (“rotten, putrid”).
Pronunciation
- (rotten) IPA(key): /fɑʊl/
- (lazy) IPA(key): /fæːʊl/
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fawl/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -awl
- Syllabification: faul
Noun
faul m inan
- (sports) foul (breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage)
- Hypernym: wykroczenie
- foul play (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior, especially of a malicious or violent nature)
- Hypernym: postępek
Declension
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfaul]
Noun
faul m inan (genitive singular faulu, nominative plural fauly, genitive plural faulov, declension pattern of dub)
Declension
Related terms
- faulovať (verb)
Further reading
- “faul”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024