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Inflection ofenkel
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	enkel	enklere	enklest²
indefinite neuter singular	enkelt	enklere	enklest²
plural	enkle	enklere	enklest²
definite attributive¹	enkle	enklere	enkleste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

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enkelhed

References

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“enkel” inDen Danske Ordbog

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋ.kəl/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation:en‧kel
Rhymes:-ɛŋkəl

Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Dutchenkel, possibly fromOld Dutch*ēnkal, fromProto-West Germanic*ainakul, fromProto-Germanic*ainakulaz(“only, sole”), related toProto-Germanic*ainahaz(“only, sole”). Cognate withWest Frisianinkel(“single”),Middle Low Germanenkel,enkelt(“simple, single”),German Low Germanenkelt(“sole, single, only, lone”),Gothic𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃(ainakls,“lone, solitary, desolate”). Compare alsoOld Norseeinka(“sole, only”).

Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “We have no Middle Dutch entry, so the link just lands the user right back here. Is there any more detail available? Seems related toeen(“one”), at any rate.”

Adjective

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enkel (notcomparable)

single
Hij is eenenkel kind. ―He is anonly child.
Ze heeft eenenkel paar schoenen. ―She has asingle pair of shoes.
only,sole
Deze oplossing is deenkel mogelijke uitkomst. ―This solution is thesole possible outcome.
Het is deenkel juiste beslissing. ―It's theonly right decision.

Declension

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Declension ofenkel
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

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Adverb

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enkel

exclusively,only,solely
Synonyms:alleen,uitsluitend
Dit product isenkel verkrijgbaar in gespecialiseerde winkels. ―This product is availableexclusively in specialized stores.
Hij richt zichenkel op zijn studie en niets anders. ―He focusesonly on his studies and nothing else.
Ze werktenkel met biologische ingrediënten in haar restaurant. ―She workssolely with organic ingredients in her restaurant.

Descendants

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Afrikaans:enkel
Jersey Dutch:änkelt
→ Papiamentu:ènkel

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Dutchenkel,ankel, fromOld Dutch*enkal,*ankal, fromProto-Germanic*ankulaz.

Noun

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enkel m (pluralenkels,diminutiveenkeltje n)

ankle
Hij verstuikte zijnenkel tijdens het sporten. ―He sprained hisankle while playing sports.
Ze draagt een bandage om haar geblesseerdeenkel te ondersteunen. ―She is wearing a bandage to support her injuredankle.
Ik voel wat pijn in mijn linkerenkel na het joggen. ―I feel some pain in my leftankle after jogging.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Afrikaans:enkel
→ Aukan:enkii
→ Papiamentu:ènkel

Anagrams

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leken

Middle Low German

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Etymology

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FromOld Saxonankel.

Noun

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enkel n

ankle

Descendants

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Low Germaneneste, related toen

Adjective

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enkel (neuter singularenkelt,definite singular and pluralenkle,comparativeenklere,indefinite superlativeenklest,definite superlativeenkleste)

Derived terms

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enkelhet

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Low German[Term?].

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋkɛl/,/ˈæŋkɛl/

Adjective

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enkel (neuter singularenkelt,definite singular and pluralenkle,comparativeenklare,indefinite superlativeenklast,definite superlativeenklaste)

Old Saxon

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Noun

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enkel m

alternative form ofankel

Swedish

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Etymology

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FromOld Swedishenkil, fromMiddle Low Germanenkel, fromProto-Germanic*ainkila-, equivalent toen(“one”) +-el. Compare etymology of Englishsimple. Cognate withDanishenkel,enkelt,Norwegianenkel,Icelandicekkil,Dutchenkel andGothic𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃(ainakls). Compare alsoLatinsingulus with the same suffix. See alsoänka(“widow”) andänkling(“widower”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋ.kɛl/
Audio: (file)

Adjective

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enkel

simple,easy (not difficult)
Synonym:lätt
Antonyms:(difficult)svår,(complicated)komplicerad
Att lära sig ett främmande språk är inte alltidenkelt
Learning a foreign language isn't alwayseasy
enenkel uppgift
asimple task
Vi vill göra detenklare att resa med tåg
We want to make iteasier to travel by train
simple (not complex)
Antonym:komplex
en båt med enenkel konstruktion
a boat with asimple construction
Jag är enenkel man
I'm asimple man
enenkel maskin
asimple machine
1. simple (plain)
  Lisa bor i enenkel våning utan dekorationer
  Lisa lives in asimple apartment without decorations
  Jag vill bara ha enenkel kopp kaffe utan socker eller andra konstigheter i
  I just want asimple cup of coffee without sugar or other weird things in it
single (not double or more)
Antonyms:(double)dubbel,(multiple)multipel
Vill du ha enenkel eller dubbel burgare?
Do you want asingle or double burger?
Enenkel whiskey, tack
Asingle shot of whiskey, please
1. one-way,single
  Vill du ha enenkelbiljett eller tur och retur / en tur och retur-biljett?
  Do you want aone-way ticket or a round-trip ticket?

Declension

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Inflection ofenkel
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	enkel	enklare	enklast
neuter singular	enkelt	enklare	enklast
plural	enkla	enklare	enklast
masculine plural²	enkle	enklare	enklast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	enkle	enklare	enklaste
all	enkla	enklare	enklaste

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.