enfoldig
Danish
Adjective
enfoldig (neuter enfoldigt, plural and definite singular attributive enfoldige, comparative enfoldigere, superlative (predicative) enfoldigst, superlative (attributive) enfoldigste)
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnˈfɔldɪ/
Usage notes
The meaning was originally "simple", "honest", corresponding to Latin simplex. Later the word gained a pejorative connotation, just like English simple.
Related terms
See also
- einfaldig (Nynorsk)
References
- “enfoldig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 137
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