voll

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See also: Voll, vòll, -voll, and voll-

German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German vol, from Old High German foll, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós. Compare Low German vull, Dutch vol, English full, Danish fuld, Swedish full.

    The stem is spelt with v- before -o-, -ö- (as in voll, Völle, Völlerei), but with f- before -ü- (as in füllen, Fülle). Modern German does not allow v for /f/ before -u-, -ü- and the spelling of the other forms has never been adapted.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /fɔl/
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    Adjective

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    voll (strong nominative masculine singular voller, comparative voller, superlative am vollsten)

    1. full; filled
      Synonym: gefüllt
      • F. Hirsch, Siegfried's Tod. In: Mittheilungen des Nordböhmischen Excursions-Clubs. Redigirt von Prof. A. Paudler. Sechster Jahrgang, Böhm.-Leipa, 1883, p. 292:
        [...] Mich faßt Erstaunen an, / Daß zwar so reiche, auserles'ne Speisen, / Doch für den durstgequälten Jägersmann / Nicht auch des Weines volle Beche kreisen!
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      • 1824, Ewald, Die Schlacht am Kapellenberge bei Lauban. Erzählung aus den Zeiten der Hussitenkriege, Leipzig, p. 201:
        Sein ist die Braut im Hoheitsaale, / Sein des Weines volle Pokale, / Golden und silbernes Gut!
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      • 1844, Blüthen aus Salem. Ein katholisches Gebeth- und Erbauungsbuch in Prosa und Poesie herausgegeben aus Eigenem und Fremden durch Ludwig Diernacher, Passau und Prag, page 302:
        Ja! so Herr! mag des Kummers volle Schale über mich ausgegossen werden [...]
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    2. (colloquial) full (not hungry anymore)
      Synonym: satt
    3. (colloquial) drunk
      Synonyms: betrunken, breit

    Usage notes

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    • Voll was originally construed with the genitive case. When the noun has no other adjective, this use is now literary and dated: voll Geldes, des Geldes voll (full of money), voll Kummers, des Kummers voll (full of sorrow). Instead, an apposition is predominantly used: voll Geld, voll Kummer. In this construction, the adjective may alternatively take the form voller, which in turn is sometimes interpreted as a preposition: voller Geld, voller Kummer. Furthermore, the preposition mit can be used chiefly in the literal sense of a filled container, and von can be used chiefly in figurative senses: voll mit Geld, voll von Kummer.
    • If the noun has an additional adjective, then in addition to the alternative constructions, the genitive is still used: ein Eimer voll heißen Wassers (a bucket full of hot water). If an apposition is used, the cases of both nouns usually match: ein Eimer voll heißes Wasser; mit einem Eimer voll heißem Wasser.

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    Adverb

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    voll

    1. fully
    2. (colloquial, chiefly among the younger) very; quite; really
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sehr
      Das war voll gut.That was really good.

    Further reading

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    • voll” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • voll” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

    Luxembourgish

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    Etymology

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    From Old High German foll, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, whence also Old English full, Old Norse fullr.

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    Adjective

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    voll (masculine vollen, neuter vollt, comparative méi voll, superlative am vollsten)

    1. full

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    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology 1

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    From Old Norse vǫllr.

    Noun

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    voll m (definite singular vollen, indefinite plural voller, definite plural vollene)

    1. meadow
      Synonym: eng
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    Etymology 2

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    From Middle Low German wal, from Latin vallum.

    Noun

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    voll m (definite singular vollen, indefinite plural voller, definite plural vollene)

    1. rampart, wall

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /volː/, /vodl/, /vodː/

    Etymology 1

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    From Old Norse vǫllr. Akin to English wold.

    Noun

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    voll m (definite singular vollen, indefinite plural vollar, definite plural vollane)

    1. (agricultural) a meadow, grassy area, grassy plain
      • 1853, Ivar Aasen, "Barne-Minne", translated from Lord Byron, "Childish recollections"
        Som Morgonsoli [] blinkar dimt ut paa dan vaate Voll []
        The orb of day [] dimly twinkles o'er the watery plain []
      Synonym: eng
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    Etymology 2

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    From Middle Low German wal, from Latin vallum.

    Noun

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    voll m (definite singular vollen, indefinite plural vollar, definite plural vollane)

    1. rampart

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    Pennsylvania German

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    Etymology

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    Compare German voll, Dutch vol, English full, Swedish full.

    Adjective

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    voll

    1. full