enigma

See also: Enigma and enigmă

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪˈnɪɡmə/, /əˈnɪɡmə/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

enigma (plural enigmas or enigmata)[1]

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

Translations
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References
  1. “enigma” listed by Dictionary.com Unabridged (v1·1)

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Asturian

Etymology

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

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmes)

  1. enigma

Basque

Etymology

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

Noun

enigma

  1. enigma

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmes)

  1. enigma

Derived terms

Further reading

Esperanto

Etymology

enigmo +‎ -a

Adjective

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

  1. enigmatic

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeniɡmɑ/, [ˈe̞niɡmɑ]
  • Hyphenation: 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
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

Galician

Etymology

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

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmas)

  1. enigma

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ænigma, from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma).[1]

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmi)

  1. enigma, riddle, conundrum

Synonyms

References
  1. Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “enigma”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

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Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈniɡ.ma/, [ɛˈnɪɡ.ma]

Noun

enigma n (genitive enigmatis); third declension

  1. Alternative form of aenigma

Inflection

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

Etymology

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

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmas)

  1. enigma

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eˈniɡma/, [eˈniɣma]

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmas)

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

Further reading

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