enkel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋ.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: en‧kel

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

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

Anagrams

• leken

Adjective

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

1. easy
2. simple

Adjective

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

1. easy
2. simple

Noun

enkel m

1. Alternative form of ankel

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”).^[1][2]

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?

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