Albanian

Alternative forms

• Enkelan, Enkelejd

Proper noun

Enkel m

1. A male given name
2. of the Enchelei tribe

Related terms

• ngjalë

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛŋkl̩]

Noun

Enkel m ‎(genitive Enkels, plural Enkel)

1. grandson
2. grandchild

Declension

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈænkəl/

Etymology 1

From Old High German eniklīn. Cognate with German Enkel.

Noun

Enkel m ‎(plural Enkelen)

1. grandson

Etymology 2

From Old High German ankala, from Proto-Germanic *ankalaz. Cognate with regional German Enkel, Dutch enkel, English ankle.

Noun

Enkel m ‎(plural Enkelen)

1. ankle

Synonyms

• Knéchel

Dutch

Adjective

enkel ‎(not comparable)

1. single
2. only, sole

Inflection

Derived terms

• enkelbaans
• enkelvoud
• enkeling

Adverb

enkel

1. exclusively, only

Synonyms

• alleen

Etymology 2

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

Cognate with German Enkel, English ankle, Low German Ankel, Danish and Swedish ankel.

Noun

enkel m ‎(plural enkels, diminutive enkeltje n)

1. (anatomy) ankle

Anagrams

• leken

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

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

1. easy
2. simple

Derived terms

• enkelhet

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

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

1. easy
2. simple

Old Saxon

Noun

enkel m

1. Alternative form of ankel

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋ.kɛl/

Adjective

enkel

1. simple, single; of one layer

   En enkel whiskey, tack

2. easy, simple; not difficult
3. simple, uncomplicated
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 simple 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?

Declension

Antonyms

• (simple): dubbel, multipel
• (easy): svår, komplicerad
• (plain): tillkrånglad

Synonyms

• (easy): lätt, simpel

See also

• enkelhet
• helt enkelt
• förenkla
• enkelbiljett