enkel
AfrikaansEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Dutch enkel, from Middle Dutch enkel.
AdjectiveEdit
enkel (attributive enkele, not comparable)
Derived termsEdit
- enkelbank
- enkelbed
- enkelbeentjie
- enkelbreedte
- enkeldekker
- enkeligwerkend
- enkeling
- enkelkaartjie
- enkelkwartiere
- enkelloopgeweer
- enkelmediumskool
- enkelplooi
- enkelreis
- enkelskyfkoppelaar
- enkelspel
- enkelspeler
- enkelspoor
- enkelsteek
- enkelverdiepinghuis
- enkelvoor
- enkelvoorploeg
- enkelvoud
- enkelvoudig
- enkelwoonstel
- enkelwoord
Etymology 2Edit
From Dutch enkel, from Middle Dutch enkel, ankel, from Old Dutch *enkal, *ankal, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz.
NounEdit
enkel (plural enkels, diminutive enkeltjie)
Derived termsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch enkel.
AdjectiveEdit
enkel (not comparable)
InflectionEdit
Inflection of enkel | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
uninflected | enkel | |||
inflected | enkele | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | enkel | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | enkele | ||
n. sing. | enkel | |||
plural | enkele | |||
definite | enkele | |||
partitive | enkels |
Derived termsEdit
AdverbEdit
enkel
SynonymsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Middle Dutch enkel, ankel, from Old Dutch *enkal, *ankal, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz.
NounEdit
enkel m (plural enkels, diminutive enkeltje n)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
AnagramsEdit
Middle Low GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
enkel n
DescendantsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
AdjectiveEdit
enkel (neuter singular enkelt, definite singular and plural enkle, comparative enklere, indefinite superlative enklest, definite superlative enkleste)
Derived termsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German [Term?].
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
enkel (neuter singular enkelt, definite singular and plural enkle, comparative enklare, indefinite superlative enklast, definite superlative enklaste)
Further readingEdit
- “enkel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old SaxonEdit
NounEdit
enkel m
- Alternative form of ankel
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Swedish enkil, from Middle Low German enkel, from Proto-Germanic *ainkila-, equivalent to en (“one”) + -el. Cognate with Danish enkel, enkelt, Norwegian enkel, Icelandic ekkil, Dutch enkel and Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls). Compare also Latin singulus with the same suffix. See also änka (“widow”) and änkling (“widower”).[1][2]
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
enkel
- simple, single; of one layer
- En enkel whiskey, tack.
- A single shot of whiskey, please.
- En enkel whiskey, tack.
- easy, simple; not difficult
- Att lära sig ett främmande språk är inte alltid enkelt.
- Learning a foreign language isn't always easy.
- Att lära sig ett främmande språk är inte alltid enkelt.
- simple, uncomplicated
- Lisa har en enkel våning utan dekorationer.
- Lisa has a simple apartment without decorations.
- Lisa har en enkel våning utan dekorationer.
- plain, simple; containing only the most fundamental parts
- Jag vill bara ha en enkel kopp kaffe, inget socker eller andra konstigheter i.
- I only want a plain cup of coffee, no sugar or other weird things in it.
- Jag vill bara ha en enkel kopp kaffe, inget socker eller andra konstigheter i.
- single
- Vill du ha en enkelbiljett?
- Do you want a one-way ticket?
- Vill du ha en enkelbiljett?
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of enkel | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | enkel | enklare | enklast |
Neuter singular | enkelt | enklare | enklast |
Plural | enkla | enklare | enklast |
Masculine plural3 | enkle | enklare | enklast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | enkle | enklare | enklaste |
All | enkla | enklare | enklaste |
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 |
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
- (easy): svår, komplicerad
- (plain): tillkrånglad
- (single): dubbel, multipel
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ enkel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ enkel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Further readingEdit
- enkel in Svensk ordbok.