enkel

See also: Enkel

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Dutch enkel, from Middle Dutch enkel.

Adjective

enkel (attributive enkele, not comparable)

1. single
2. a few
3. alone

Derived terms

• enkelbank
• enkelbed
• enkelbeentjie
• enkelbreedte
• enkeldekker
• enkeligwerkend
• enkeling
• enkelkaartjie
• enkelkwartiere
• enkelloopgeweer
• enkelmediumskool
• enkelplooi
• enkelreis
• enkelskyfkoppelaar
• enkelspel
• enkelspeler
• enkelspoor
• enkelsteek
• enkelverdiepinghuis
• enkelvoor
• enkelvoorploeg
• enkelvoud
• enkelvoudig
• enkelwoonstel
• enkelwoord

 

Etymology 2

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

Noun

enkel (plural enkels, diminutive enkeltjie)

1. ankle

Derived terms

• enkelbeen
• enkeldiep
• enkelgewrig
• enkelskut
• enkelverband
• enkelverstuiting

 

Danish

Etymology

Middle Low German enkel, see also en (“one”)

Adjective

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

1. single, singular

   en enkel legion

   one single legion

2. simple

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋ.kəl/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: en‧kel
• Rhymes: -ɛŋkəl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch enkel.

Adjective

enkel (not comparable)

1. single

   Hij is een enkel kind.

   He is an only child.

   Ze heeft een enkel paar schoenen.

   She has a single pair of shoes.

2. 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

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 terms

• enkelbaans
• enkeling
• enkelspoor
• enkelsteens
• enkelvoud

Adverb

enkel

1. 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

• alleen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: enkel
• Jersey Dutch: änkelt
• → Papiamentu: ènkel

Etymology 2

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

Noun

enkel m (plural enkels, diminutive enkeltje n)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• enkelband
• enkelring

Descendants

• Afrikaans: enkel
• → Aukan: enkii
• → Papiamentu: ènkel

Anagrams

• leken

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon ankel.

Noun

enkel n

1. ankle

Descendants

• Low German: Ankel
• → Norwegian: ankel
• → Swedish: ankel

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German eneste, related to en

Adjective

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

1. easy
2. simple

Derived terms

• enkelhet

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋkɛl/, /ˈæŋkɛl/

Adjective

enkel (neuter singular enkelt, definite singular and plural enkle, comparative enklare, indefinite superlative enklast, definite superlative enklaste)

1. easy
2. simple

Further reading

• “enkel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Saxon

Noun

enkel m

1. Alternative form of ankel

Swedish

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋ.kɛl/

• audio

  (file)

Adjective

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?

Declension

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

Synonyms

• (easy): lätt, simpel

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "easy"): svår, komplicerad
• (antonym(s) of "plain"): tillkrånglad
• (antonym(s) of "single"): dubbel, multipel

See also

• enkelhet
• helt enkelt
• förenkla
• enkelbiljett

Further reading

• enkel in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• enkle, leken