Wiktionary

enkel

See also: Enkel

AfrikaansEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋ.kəl/
  • Hyphenation: en‧kel

Etymology 1Edit

From Dutch enkel, from Middle Dutch enkel.

AdjectiveEdit

enkel (attributive enkele, not comparable)

  1. single
  2. a few
  3. alone
Derived termsEdit

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)

  1. ankle
Derived termsEdit

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋ.kəl/
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  • Hyphenation: en‧kel
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋkəl

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Dutch enkel.

AdjectiveEdit

enkel (not comparable)

  1. single
  2. only, sole
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

  1. exclusively, only, solely
SynonymsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Afrikaans: enkel
  • Jersey Dutch: änkelt
  • → Papiamentu: ènkel

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle Dutch enkel, ankel, from Old Dutch *enkal, *ankal, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz.

NounEdit

enkel m (plural enkels, diminutive enkeltje n)

  1. ankle
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit

AnagramsEdit

Middle Low GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Saxon ankel.

NounEdit

enkel n

  1. ankle

DescendantsEdit

Norwegian BokmålEdit

AdjectiveEdit

enkel (neuter singular enkelt, definite singular and plural enkle, comparative enklere, indefinite superlative enklest, definite superlative enkleste)

  1. easy
  2. simple

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)

  1. easy
  2. simple

Further readingEdit

Old SaxonEdit

NounEdit

enkel m

  1. 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

  1. simple, single; of one layer
    En enkel whiskey, tack.
    A single shot of whiskey, please.
  2. easy, simple; not difficult
    Att lära sig ett främmande språk är inte alltid enkelt.
    Learning a foreign language isn't always easy.
  3. simple, uncomplicated
    Lisa har en enkel våning utan dekorationer.
    Lisa has a simple apartment without decorations.
  4. 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.
  5. single
    Vill du ha en enkelbiljett?
    Do you want a one-way ticket?

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

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ enkel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  2. ^ enkel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Further readingEdit

AnagramsEdit

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