einfältig
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German einveltec, einvaltic, from Old High German *einfaltīg (suggested by derivatives Old High German einfalto, einfaltīglīhho (adverb)), equivalent to Einfalt + -ig. Compare Old High German einfalt (“simple; sincere”, adjective), Old Frisian enfaldich (> Saterland Frisian eenfooldich), German Low German eenfoldig, Danish enfoldig, Dutch eenvoudig.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌfɛltɪç] (standard)
Audio (file) - IPA(key): [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌfɛltɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ein‧fäl‧tig
Adjective edit
einfältig (strong nominative masculine singular einfältiger, comparative einfältiger, superlative am einfältigsten)
Declension edit
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Further reading edit
- “einfältig” in Duden online