simpel

Danish

Adjective

simpel (neuter simpelt, plural and definite singular attributive simple, comparative simplere, superlative (predicative) simplest, superlative (attributive) simpleste)

  1. simple

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɪmpəl]
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  • Hyphenation: sim‧pel
  • Rhymes: -ɪmpəl

Adjective

simpel (comparative simpeler, superlative simpelst)

  1. simple

Inflection

Inflection of simpel
uninflected simpel
inflected simpele
comparative simpeler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial simpelsimpelerhet simpelst
het simpelste
indefinite m./f. sing. simpelesimpeleresimpelste
n. sing. simpelsimpelersimpelste
plural simpelesimpeleresimpelste
definite simpelesimpeleresimpelste
partitive simpelssimpelers

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: simpel

German

Etymology

Middle High German, from Old French simple.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪmpl̩/, /ˈzɪmpəl/
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪmpl̩/ (Austria)
  • (file)

Adjective

simpel (strong nominative masculine singular simpler, comparative simpler, superlative am simpelsten)

  1. simple
    Synonym: einfach

Declension

Further reading

  • simpel” in Duden online
  • simpel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch simpel, from Old French and French simple, from Latin simplex (simple, literally onefold) (as opposed to duplex (double, literally twofold)), from semel (the same) + plicō (I fold). Doublet of simpleks.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɪm.pəl]
  • Hyphenation: sim‧pêl

Adjective

simpel or simpêl

  1. (colloquial) simple, uncomplicated
    Synonym: sederhana

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin simplex, via French simple or German simpel.

Adjective

simpel (neuter singular simpelt, definite singular and plural simple, comparative simplere, indefinite superlative simplest, definite superlative simpleste)

  1. simple

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin simplex, via French simple or German simpel.

Adjective

simpel (neuter singular simpelt, definite singular and plural simple, comparative simplare, indefinite superlative simplast, definite superlative simplaste)

  1. simple

References

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin simplex.

Adjective

simpel m (feminine singular simpla, masculine plural simpels, feminine plural simplas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) simple, easy

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish simpel, from Middle Low German simpel, from Latin simplex.

Adjective

simpel (comparative simplare, superlative simplast)

  1. very easy; trivial
  2. lacking refinement

Declension

Inflection of simpel
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular simpel simplare simplast
Neuter singular simpelt simplare simplast
Plural simpla simplare simplast
Masculine plural3 simple simplare simplast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 simple simplare simplaste
All simpla simplare simplaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Descendants

References

  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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