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6-letter words (2 found)

ENIGMA,GAMINE,

5-letter words (7 found)

AMINE,ANIME,GAMIN,IMAGE,MANGE,MINAE,MINGE,

4-letter words (32 found)

AGEN,AGIN,AINE,AMEN,AMIE,AMIN,EGMA,EINA,GAEN,GAIN,GAME,GANE,GEAN,GENA,GIEN,MAGE,MAGI,MAIN,MANE,MANG,MANI,MEAN,MEGA,MEIN,MENG,MIEN,MINA,MINE,MING,NAME,NEMA,NGAI,

3-letter words (30 found)

AGE,AIM,AIN,AME,AMI,ANE,ANI,EAN,ENG,GAE,GAM,GAN,GEM,GEN,GIE,GIN,ING,MAE,MAG,MAN,MEG,MEN,MIG,MNA,NAE,NAG,NAM,NEG,NIE,NIM,

2-letter words (15 found)

AE,AG,AI,AM,AN,EA,EM,EN,GI,IN,MA,ME,MI,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 87 words from enigma according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of enigma

enigma

Alternative forms

  • aenigma, ænigma (both archaic)

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/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡmə

Noun

enigma (countable and uncountable, plural enigmas or enigmata)

  1. Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
  2. A riddle, or a difficult problem.
  3. Riddles and puzzles, collectively.
  4. Mysteriousness; obscurity; lack of clarity.
  5. A style of literature characterized by obscurity and hints of transcendental meaning.
  6. Alternative form of Enigma
  7. A protein with three LIM domains (a conserved cysteine- and histidine-rich structure of two adjacent zinc fingers) at the C terminus that regulates protein phosphorylation.
  8. The Talaud kingfisher, Todiramphus enigma.
  9. Any of species of Oedaleonotus enigma of grasshoppers.
  10. Any of species of Heliothis enigma of rare moths.

Derived terms

  • enigma canon
  • riddle wrapped in an enigma
  • Enigma machine
  • enigmatic

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • gamine, imagen, in-game

Asturian

Etymology

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

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmes)

  1. enigma

Related terms

  • enigmáticu

Basque

Etymology

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

Noun

enigma inan

  1. enigma

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈniɡ.mə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [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.

Esperanto

Etymology

enigmo +‎ -a

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. enigmatic

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aenigma, from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

enigma

  1. enigma

Declension

Galician

Etymology

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

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmas)

  1. enigma

Related terms

  • enigmático

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ænigma, from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈniɡ.ma/
  • Rhymes: -iɡma
  • Hyphenation: e‧nìg‧ma

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmi)

  1. enigma, riddle, conundrum
    Synonyms: giallo, mistero

Related terms

  • enigmatico
  • enigmista
  • enigmistica
  • enigmistico

References

Anagrams

  • Nimega, gemina, igname

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) 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).

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French énigme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈɲiɡ.ma/
  • Rhymes: -iɡma
  • Syllabification: e‧nig‧ma

Noun

enigma f

  1. (literary) enigma (something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable)
    Synonyms: tajemnica, zagadka

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • enigma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • enigma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: e‧nig‧ma

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmas)

  1. enigma

Related terms

  • enigmático

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eˈniɡma]

Noun

enigma f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of enigmă

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈniɡma/ [eˈniɣ̞.ma]
  • Rhymes: -iɡma
  • Syllabification: e‧nig‧ma

Noun

enigma m (plural enigmas)

  1. enigma, conundrum (something that is puzzling)
  2. riddle, conundrum
    Synonym: acertijo

Related terms

Further reading

  • “enigma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

  • gemina

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