Fülle

See also: fulle, fuelle, fülle, and füllé

German

Alternative forms
  • Völle (per se archaic; see entry)

Etymology

From Old High German fullī, from Proto-Germanic *fullį̄. Equivalent to voll +‎ -e.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʏlə/
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  • Rhymes: -ʏlə

Noun

Fülle f (genitive Fülle, plural Füllen)

  1. (uncountable) fullness, fill
  2. (uncountable) plentifulness, abundance
    Der Ozean der Fülle ― The Ocean of Abundance
    • 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 16:
      Erst die helle Sonne, die mein Zimmer in eine Fülle von Licht tauchte, weckte mich.
      Only the bright sun, which bathed by room in an abundance of light, woke me up.
  3. (countable, cooking, regional, eastern Germany, Austria) filling, stuffing
    Synonym: (the usual word) Füllung

Declension
Declension of Fülle [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fülle die Füllen
genitive einer der Fülle der Füllen
dative einer der Fülle den Füllen
accusative eine die Fülle die Füllen

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “Fülle” in Duden online
  • “Fülle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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