English suffix

-ful

possessive / characterised-by

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N

Status

Establisheddraft

oed

Words built with -ful

hopeful
having hope
hope+-ful
useful
having use
use+-ful
powerful
having power
power+-ful
beautiful
having beauty
beauty+-ful
joyful
full of joy
joy+-ful
carefully
with care
care+-ful+-ly

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

this affix: -ful

    French

    • -eux
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Hindi

    • -वान
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -पूर्ण
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -मय
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -दार
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs P)

    Telugu

    Tamil