enfaldig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish enfaldogher (“folded once”) (older form enfalder), from en (“one”) + fåll (“crease; fold”) + -ig (“-y”), from Old Norse einfaldr, from Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz. Related to English onefold. Akin to en +‎ -faldig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːnˌfaldɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

enfaldig (comparative enfaldigare, superlative enfaldigast)

1. Lacking knowledge and wits; stupid, simple, fatuous.

   Hennes enfaldiga min imponerade inte på åhörarna.

   "The stupid look on her face did not impress the listeners."

2. (archaic) Consisting of only one part; onefold.
3. (archaic) Lacking embellishment or refinement; simple, spartan.
4. (archaic) Uncomplicated.

Declension

Inflection of enfaldig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	enfaldig	enfaldigare	enfaldigast
Neuter singular	enfaldigt	enfaldigare	enfaldigast
Plural	enfaldiga	enfaldigare	enfaldigast
Masculine plural3	enfaldige	enfaldigare	enfaldigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	enfaldige	enfaldigare	enfaldigaste
All	enfaldiga	enfaldigare	enfaldigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Synonyms

• (stupid): dum, korkad

Derived terms

• enfald
• enfaldighet

References

• enfaldig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• enfaldig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)