Rätsel

See also: rätsel

German

Etymology

raten +‎ -sel, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rēdisliją, from the precursors of same component parts *rēdaną +‎ *-isliją. Compare English riddle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʀɛːtsl̩]
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Noun

Rätsel n (genitive Rätsels, plural Rätsel)

  1. riddle, puzzle, mystery, enigma

Declension
Declension of Rätsel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Rätsel die Rätsel
genitive eines des Rätsels der Rätsel
dative einem dem Rätsel den Rätseln
accusative ein das Rätsel die Rätsel

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Noun

Rätsel n (plural Rätselen)

  1. puzzle
  2. riddle
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