# simpel
## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin simplex, via French simple and then German simpel.

### Adjective

simpel (neuter simpelt, plural and definite singular attributive simple)
* simple; trivial
    Antonyms: avanceret, indviklet
* (derogatory) lacking refinement, crude

#### Inflection

$^1$ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. $^2$ The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

#### Derived terms

* simpelhed

### Further reading

* “simpel” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɪmpəl]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: sim‧pel
* Rhymes: -ɪmpəl

### Adjective

simpel (comparative simpeler, superlative simpelst)
* simple

#### Synonyms

* eenvoudig

#### Derived terms

* doodsimpel
* simpelheid
* simpelweg
* versimpelen

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: simpel

## German
### Etymology

Middle High German, from Old French simple.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈzɪmpl̩/, /ˈzɪmpəl/
* IPA: /ˈsɪmpl̩/ (Austria)
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

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

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈsimpəl/ [ˈsim.pəl]
* Syllabification: sim‧pel

### Adjective

simpêl
* (colloquial) simple, uncomplicated
    Synonym: sederhana

### Further reading

* “simpel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## 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)
* simple

#### Related terms

* simpelthen

### References

* “simpel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## 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)
* simple

### References

* “simpel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Romansch
### Alternative forms

* sempel (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)

### Etymology

From Latin simplex.

### Adjective

simpel m (feminine singular simpla, masculine plural simpels, feminine plural simplas)
* (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)
* very easy; trivial
* lacking refinement

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

#### Descendants

* → Finnish: simppeli

### References

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

### Anagrams

* simple