enigma

See also: Enigma and enigmă

English

Alternative forms

• ænigma (chiefly archaic)

Etymology

From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), being derived itself from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek verbal noun αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, speaking in riddles”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈnɪɡmə/, /əˈnɪɡmə/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

enigma (plural enigmas or enigmata)

1. Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
2. A riddle, or a difficult problem.

Related terms

• a riddle wrapped up in an enigma
• Enigma machine
• enigmatic

Translations

something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable

• Armenian: առեղծված (hy) (aṙeġcvac)
• Asturian: enigma m
• Bulgarian: мистерия (bg) f (misterija)
• Catalan: enigma (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 謎／谜 (zh), 谜 (zh) (mí)

• Czech: záhada (cs) f
• Esperanto: enigmo (eo)
• Finnish: arvoitus (fi), mysteeri (fi)
• French: énigme (fr) f
• Galician: enigma m
• German: Rätsel (de) m, Mysterium (de) n
• Greek: αίνιγμα (el) n (aínigma)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hebrew: חִידָה (he) f (ḥidá), תַּעֲלוּמָה (he) f (ta'lumá)
• Icelandic: ráðgáta
• Italian: enigma (it) m
• Japanese: 謎 (ja) (なぞ, nazo)
• Norwegian: forunderlig (no) (formally), uforståelig (no)
• Occitan: enigma
• Persian: معما (fa) (mo'ammâ)
• Portuguese: enigma (pt) m, mistério (pt) m
• Russian: зага́дка (ru) f (zagádka)
• Scottish Gaelic: dubh-fhacal m, dubh-cheist f
• Spanish: enigma (es) m
• Swedish: enigma (sv)
• Turkish: bilmece (tr)
• Walloon: cwacwa (wa) m, enike (wa) f

riddle, or a difficult problem

• Armenian: հանելուկ (hy) (haneluk)
• Bulgarian: загадка (bg) f (zagadka)
• Dutch: raadsel (nl), enigma (nl)
• Esperanto: enigmo (eo)
• Finnish: arvoitus (fi)
• German: Rätsel (de) n, Knobelei f, Rateaufgabe f, Knobelaufgabe f
• Greek: αίνιγμα (el) n (aínigma), (maths) πρόβλημα (el) n (próvlima)
• Icelandic: ráðgáta
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: enigma (it) m, indovinello (it) m
• Persian: معما (fa) (mo'ammâ)
• Polish: zagadka (pl) f, enigma (pl) f
• Portuguese: enigma (pt) m
• Russian: зага́дка (ru) f (zagádka), головоло́мка (ru) f (golovolómka)
• Scottish Gaelic: dubh-fhacal m, dubh-cheist f
• Swedish: enigma (sv)
• Tagalog: hibat

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} غامض
• French: ^{(please verify)} énigme (fr) f
• Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} enigma
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 謎 (ja) (なぞ, nazo)
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} aenigma n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 神秘的事物 (zh) (shén mì de shì wù)
• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} enigmă (ro) f
• Slovak: ^{(please verify)} záhada f
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} enigma (es) m

Anagrams

• gamine, imagen, in-game

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Asturian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmes)

1. enigma

Related terms

• enigmáticu

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Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish enigma, from Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).

Noun

enigma ?

1. enigma

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈniɡ.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eˈniɡ.ma]

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmes)

1. enigma

Derived terms

• enigmàtic

Further reading

• “enigma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Esperanto

Etymology

enigmo +‎ -a

Adjective

enigma (accusative singular enigman, plural enigmaj, accusative plural enigmajn)

1. enigmatic

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeniɡmɑ/, [ˈe̞niɡmɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eniɡmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): e‧nig‧ma

Noun

enigma

1. enigma

Declension

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 enigmain rare
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
abessive		enigmatta	enigmoitta
instructive		—	enigmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of enigma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative enigmani enigmani accusative nom. enigmani enigmani gen. enigmani genitive enigmani enigmojeni enigmaini rare partitive enigmaani enigmojani inessive enigmassani enigmoissani elative enigmastani enigmoistani illative enigmaani enigmoihini adessive enigmallani enigmoillani ablative enigmaltani enigmoiltani allative enigmalleni enigmoilleni essive enigmanani enigmoinani translative enigmakseni enigmoikseni abessive enigmattani enigmoittani instructive — — comitative — enigmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative enigmasi enigmasi accusative nom. enigmasi enigmasi gen. enigmasi genitive enigmasi enigmojesi enigmaisi rare partitive enigmaasi enigmojasi inessive enigmassasi enigmoissasi elative enigmastasi enigmoistasi illative enigmaasi enigmoihisi adessive enigmallasi enigmoillasi ablative enigmaltasi enigmoiltasi allative enigmallesi enigmoillesi essive enigmanasi enigmoinasi translative enigmaksesi enigmoiksesi abessive enigmattasi enigmoittasi instructive — — comitative — enigmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative enigmamme enigmamme accusative nom. enigmamme enigmamme gen. enigmamme genitive enigmamme enigmojemme enigmaimme rare partitive enigmaamme enigmojamme inessive enigmassamme enigmoissamme elative enigmastamme enigmoistamme illative enigmaamme enigmoihimme adessive enigmallamme enigmoillamme ablative enigmaltamme enigmoiltamme allative enigmallemme enigmoillemme essive enigmanamme enigmoinamme translative enigmaksemme enigmoiksemme abessive enigmattamme enigmoittamme instructive — — comitative — enigmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative enigmanne enigmanne accusative nom. enigmanne enigmanne gen. enigmanne genitive enigmanne enigmojenne enigmainne rare partitive enigmaanne enigmojanne inessive enigmassanne enigmoissanne elative enigmastanne enigmoistanne illative enigmaanne enigmoihinne adessive enigmallanne enigmoillanne ablative enigmaltanne enigmoiltanne allative enigmallenne enigmoillenne essive enigmananne enigmoinanne translative enigmaksenne enigmoiksenne abessive enigmattanne enigmoittanne instructive — — comitative — enigmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative enigmansa enigmansa accusative nom. enigmansa enigmansa gen. enigmansa genitive enigmansa enigmojensa enigmainsa rare partitive enigmaansa enigmojaan enigmojansa inessive enigmassaan enigmassansa enigmoissaan enigmoissansa elative enigmastaan enigmastansa enigmoistaan enigmoistansa illative enigmaansa enigmoihinsa adessive enigmallaan enigmallansa enigmoillaan enigmoillansa ablative enigmaltaan enigmaltansa enigmoiltaan enigmoiltansa allative enigmalleen enigmallensa enigmoilleen enigmoillensa essive enigmanaan enigmanansa enigmoinaan enigmoinansa translative enigmakseen enigmaksensa enigmoikseen enigmoiksensa abessive enigmattaan enigmattansa enigmoittaan enigmoittansa instructive — — comitative — enigmoineen enigmoinensa

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Galician

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmas)

1. enigma

Related terms

• enigmático

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Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ænigma, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma).

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmi)

1. enigma, riddle, conundrum

Synonyms

• giallo
• mistero

Related terms

• enigmatico
• enigmista
• enigmistica
• enigmistico

Anagrams

• gemina, igname

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eːˈniɡ.ma/, [eːˈnɪɡmä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈniɡ.ma/, [eˈniɡmä]

Noun

ēnigma n (genitive ēnigmatis); third declension

1. Alternative form of aenigma

Declension

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

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmas)

1. enigma

Related terms

• enigmático

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, riddle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈniɡma/ [eˈniɣ̞.ma]

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmas)

1. enigma (something that is puzzling)
2. riddle

Related terms

• enigmático
• enigmáticamente

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

Anagrams

• gemina