einfältig
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German einveltec, einvaltic, from Old High German *einfaltīg (suggested by derivatives Old High German einfalto, einfaltīglīhho (adverb)), equivalent to Einfalt + -ig. Compare Old High German einfalt (“simple; sincere”, adjective), Old Frisian enfaldich (> Saterland Frisian eenfooldich), German Low German eenfoldig, Danish enfoldig, Dutch eenvoudig.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌfɛltɪç] (standard)
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌfɛltɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ein‧fäl‧tig
Adjective
editeinfältig (strong nominative masculine singular einfältiger, comparative einfältiger, superlative am einfältigsten)
Declension
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editFurther reading
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