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)

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."
(archaic) Consisting of only one part; onefold.
(archaic) Lacking embellishment or refinement; simple, spartan.
(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.

Synonyms

(stupid): dum, korkad

Derived terms

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