einfältig
Meaning
simple-minded, simple, naive
Concepts
Synonyms
schmalspurig
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʔaɪ̯nˌfɛltɪç]
Etymology
In summary
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.
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