Adjective: faul
Hyphenation:
Strong Declension
(without article)
Nominative
| masculine | fauler |
| feminine | faule |
| neuter | faules |
| plural | faule |
Genitive
| masculine | faulen |
| feminine | fauler |
| neuter | faulen |
| plural | fauler |
Dative
| masculine | faulem |
| feminine | fauler |
| neuter | faulem |
| plural | faulen |
Accusative
| masculine | faulen |
| feminine | faule |
| neuter | faules |
| plural | faule |
Weak Declension
(with definite article)
Nominative
| masculine | der faule |
| feminine | die faule |
| neuter | das faule |
| plural | die faulen |
Genitive
| masculine | des faulen |
| feminine | der faulen |
| neuter | des faulen |
| plural | der faulen |
Dative
| masculine | dem faulen |
| feminine | der faulen |
| neuter | dem faulen |
| plural | den faulen |
Accusative
| masculine | den faulen |
| feminine | die faule |
| neuter | das faule |
| plural | die faulen |
Mixed Declension
(with indefinite article)
Nominative
| masculine | ein fauler |
| feminine | eine faule |
| neuter | ein faules |
| plural | faulen |
Genitive
| masculine | eines faulen |
| feminine | einer faulen |
| neuter | eines faulen |
| plural | faulen |
Dative
| masculine | einem faulen |
| feminine | einer faulen |
| neuter | einem faulen |
| plural | faulen |
Accusative
| masculine | einen faulen |
| feminine | eine faule |
| neuter | ein faules |
| plural | faulen |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | faul |
| Comparative | fauler |
| Superlative | am faulsten |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like faul
bildungsfern,
szenig,
breitschulterig,
altsächsisch,
nutzerfreundlich,
psychoanalytisch,
unrettbar,
unverträglich,
unzerreißbar,
würzig,
würdig,
wütend,
kringelig,
sexbesessen,
sexual,
seelig,
seimig,
seidig,
seifig,
sehnig, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. 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”).
2. Compare Dutch vuil, English foul, Danish ful, Swedish ful. Doublet of Foul.
3. 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. See: Dutch Adjectives '
vuil', English Adjectives '
foul', Swedish Adjectives '
ful'.
Verbs referencing "faul"
English Adjectives
foul, Swedish Adjectives
ful, Dutch Adjectives
vuil.
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