einfältig

== German == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌfɛltɪç] (standard) IPA(key): [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌfɛltɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: ein‧fäl‧tig === Adjective === einfältig (strong nominative masculine singular einfältiger, comparative einfältiger, superlative am einfältigsten) simple-minded, simple, naive ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Einfalt einfach === Further reading === “einfältig” in Duden online