enkel
Afrikaans[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Dutch enkel, from Middle Dutch enkel.
Adjective[edit]
enkel (attributive enkele, not comparable)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Dutch enkel, from Middle Dutch enkel, ankel, from Old Dutch *enkal, *ankal, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz.
Noun[edit]
enkel (plural enkels, diminutive enkeltjie)
Derived terms[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Middle Low German enkel, see also en (“one”)
Adjective[edit]
enkel (neuter enkelt, plural and definite singular attributive enkle, comparative enklere, superlative (predicative) enklest, superlative (attributive) enkleste)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch enkel.
Adjective[edit]
enkel (not comparable)
- single
- Hij is een enkel kind.
- He is an only child.
- Ze heeft een enkel paar schoenen.
- She has a single pair of shoes.
- only, sole
- Deze oplossing is de enkel mogelijke uitkomst.
- This solution is the sole possible outcome.
- Het is de enkel juiste beslissing.
- It's the only right decision.
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of enkel | ||||
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uninflected | enkel | |||
inflected | enkele | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | enkel | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | enkele | ||
n. sing. | enkel | |||
plural | enkele | |||
definite | enkele | |||
partitive | enkels |
Derived terms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
enkel
- exclusively, only, solely
- Dit product is enkel verkrijgbaar in gespecialiseerde winkels.
- This product is available exclusively in specialized stores.
- Hij richt zich enkel op zijn studie en niets anders.
- He focuses only on his studies and nothing else.
- Ze werkt enkel met biologische ingrediënten in haar restaurant.
- She works solely with organic ingredients in her restaurant.
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle Dutch enkel, ankel, from Old Dutch *enkal, *ankal, from Proto-Germanic *ankulaz.
Noun[edit]
enkel m (plural enkels, diminutive enkeltje n)
- ankle
- Hij verstuikte zijn enkel tijdens het sporten.
- He sprained his ankle while playing sports.
- Ze draagt een bandage om haar geblesseerde enkel te ondersteunen.
- She is wearing a bandage to support her injured ankle.
- Ik voel wat pijn in mijn linker enkel na het joggen.
- I feel some pain in my left ankle after jogging.
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Anagrams[edit]
Middle Low German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
enkel n
Descendants[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Adjective[edit]
enkel (neuter singular enkelt, definite singular and plural enkle, comparative enklere, indefinite superlative enklest, definite superlative enkleste)
Derived terms[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German [Term?].
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
enkel (neuter singular enkelt, definite singular and plural enkle, comparative enklare, indefinite superlative enklast, definite superlative enklaste)
Further reading[edit]
- “enkel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Saxon[edit]
Noun[edit]
enkel m
- Alternative form of ankel
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
enkel
- simple, single; of one layer
- En enkel whiskey, tack.
- A single shot of whiskey, please.
- easy, simple; not difficult
- Att lära sig ett främmande språk är inte alltid enkelt.
- Learning a foreign language isn't always easy.
- simple, uncomplicated
- Lisa har en enkel våning utan dekorationer.
- Lisa has a simple apartment without decorations.
- 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.
- single
- Vill du ha en enkelbiljett?
- Do you want a one-way ticket?
Declension[edit]
Inflection of enkel | |||
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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 |
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- (easy): svår, komplicerad
- (plain): tillkrånglad
- (single): dubbel, multipel
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ enkel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ enkel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Further reading[edit]
- enkel in Svensk ordbok.
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