enigma
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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.
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Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).
Noun[edit]
enigma m (plural enigmes)
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Basque[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing 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”).
Noun[edit]
enigma m (plural enigmes)
Derived terms[edit]
Esperanto[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
enigma (accusative singular enigman, plural enigmaj, accusative plural enigmajn)
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).
Noun[edit]
enigma m (plural enigmas)
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ænigma, from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma).[1]
Noun[edit]
enigma m (plural enigmi)
Synonyms[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ “enígma, enímma” listed in Dizionario Etimologico Online
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
enigma n (genitive enigmatis); third declension
- Alternative form of aenigma
Inflection[edit]
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | enigma | enigmata |
| genitive | enigmatis | enigmatum |
| dative | enigmatī | enigmatibus |
| accusative | enigma | enigmata |
| ablative | enigmate | enigmatibus |
| vocative | enigma | enigmata |
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]
See also[edit]
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