Term: simple
IPA: ˈsɪm.pəl, ˈsəm.pəl, ˈsim.ple

==English==

===Etymology===
{{ety|en|tree=1|:inh|enm:symple}}
{{root|en|ine-pro|*sem-|*meh₁-|*pel-|id3=fold}}
{{inh+|en|enm|symple}}, from {{der|en|fro|simple}}, from {{der|en|la|simplex|t=simple|lit=onefold}} (as opposed to {{m|la|duplex|lit=twofold|t=double}}), from {{m|la|semel|t=the same}} + {{m|la|plicō|t=to fold}}. See [[same]] and [[fold]]. Compare [[single]], [[singular]], [[simultaneous]], etc. Partially displaced native English {{m|en|onefold}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|sĭm'''′''