fullum stöfum
Icelandic
Etymology
From fullum (“with full, with complete”) the dative plural form of fullur (“full, complete”) and stöfum (“with letters”) the dative, plural of stafur (“a letter”).
Idiom
fullum stöfum
- (idiomatic) unabbreviated, without abbreviation, in full, an abbreviation written out
- Að rita orð fullum stöfum.
- To write a word without abbreviation.
- Að skrifa fullum stöfum.
- To write out an abbreviation.
- Að skrifa nafnið sitt fullum stöfum.
- To write ones name in full.
- Að rita orð fullum stöfum.
- (idiomatic) directly, straight to the point
Derived terms
- rita fullum stöfum (to write out an abbreviation)
- skrifa fullum stöfum (to write out an abbreviation)
See also
- einum rómi
- fullum hálsi
- gefa í skyn
- skammstafa
- skammstöfun
- tala óljóst
Synonyms
- (directly): tæpitungulaust, afdráttarlaust