enfaldig

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • enfållig, enfåldig, enfallig (all obsolete)

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 superlative1
common singular enfaldig enfaldigare enfaldigast
neuter singular enfaldigt enfaldigare enfaldigast
plural enfaldiga enfaldigare enfaldigast
masculine plural2 enfaldige enfaldigare enfaldigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 enfaldige enfaldigare enfaldigaste
all enfaldiga enfaldigare enfaldigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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