aenigma

See also: ænigma

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “riddle”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯ˈniɡ.ma/, [ae̯ˈnɪɡ.ma]

Noun

aenigma n (genitive aenigmatis); third declension

  1. a riddle, enigma
  2. an allegory
  3. accusative singular of aenigma
  4. vocative singular of aenigma

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aenigma aenigmata
Genitive aenigmatis aenigmatum
Dative aenigmatī aenigmatibus
Accusative aenigma aenigmata
Ablative aenigmate aenigmatibus
Vocative aenigma aenigmata

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • aenigma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aenigma in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aenigma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • aenigma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • aenigma in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aenigma in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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