enfaldig

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === enfållig, enfåldig, enfallig (all obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Swedish enfaldogher (“folded once”) (older form enfalder), from en (“one”) + fåll (“crease; fold”) + -ig (“-y”), from Old Norse einfaldr, from Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz. Related to English onefold. Akin to en +‎ -faldig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːnˌfaldɪ(ɡ)/ === Adjective === enfaldig (comparative enfaldigare, superlative enfaldigast) Lacking knowledge and wits; stupid, simple, fatuous. (archaic) Consisting of only one part; onefold. (archaic) Lacking embellishment or refinement; simple, spartan. (archaic) Uncomplicated. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (stupid): dum, korkad ==== Derived terms ==== enfald enfaldighet === References === enfaldig in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker enfaldig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)