einfältig

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From 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)
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  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌfɛltɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ein‧fäl‧tig

Adjective[edit]

einfältig (strong nominative masculine singular einfältiger, comparative einfältiger, superlative am einfältigsten)

  1. simple-minded, simple, naive

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