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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ænigma (chiefly archaic)
Etymology[edit]
From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), being derived itself from the Ancient Greek verbal noun αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, speaking in riddles”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
enigma (plural enigmas or enigmata)[1]
- Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
- A riddle, or a difficult problem.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable
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riddle, or a difficult problem
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References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).
Noun[edit]
enigma m (plural enigmes)
Related terms[edit]
Basque[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish enigma, from Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).
Noun[edit]
enigma
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
enigma m (plural enigmes)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “enigma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Esperanto[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
enigma (accusative singular enigman, plural enigmaj, accusative plural enigmajn)
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
enigma
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of enigma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | enigma | enigmat | |
| genitive | enigman | enigmojen | |
| partitive | enigmaa | enigmoja | |
| illative | enigmaan | enigmoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | enigma | enigmat | |
| accusative | nom. | enigma | enigmat |
| gen. | enigman | ||
| genitive | enigman | enigmojen enigmainrare | |
| partitive | enigmaa | enigmoja | |
| inessive | enigmassa | enigmoissa | |
| elative | enigmasta | enigmoista | |
| illative | enigmaan | enigmoihin | |
| adessive | enigmalla | enigmoilla | |
| ablative | enigmalta | enigmoilta | |
| allative | enigmalle | enigmoille | |
| essive | enigmana | enigmoina | |
| translative | enigmaksi | enigmoiksi | |
| instructive | — | enigmoin | |
| abessive | enigmatta | enigmoitta | |
| comitative | — | enigmoineen | |
| Possessive forms of enigma (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | enigmani | enigmamme |
| 2nd person | enigmasi | enigmanne |
| 3rd person | enigmansa | |
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).
Noun[edit]
enigma m (plural enigmas)
Related terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ænigma, from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma).[1]
Noun[edit]
enigma m (plural enigmi)
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “enigma”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ēnigma n (genitive ēnigmatis); third declension
- Alternative form of aenigma
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ēnigma | ēnigmata |
| Genitive | ēnigmatis | ēnigmatum |
| Dative | ēnigmatī | ēnigmatibus |
| Accusative | ēnigma | ēnigmata |
| Ablative | ēnigmate | ēnigmatibus |
| Vocative | ēnigma | ēnigmata |
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).
Noun[edit]
enigma m (plural enigmas)
Related terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
enigma m (plural enigmas)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “enigma” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Anagrams[edit]
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