"Rätsel" meaning in All languages combined

See Rätsel on Wiktionary

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈʁɛːtsəl/, [ˈʁɛː.t͡sl̩], [ˈʁeː.t͡sl̩] Audio: De-Rätsel.ogg
Etymology: From northern Middle High German rētsel, rātsel, from Old High German rādisli (10th c., hapax: ze radislen, Ripuarian), from Proto-West Germanic *rādislī. Equivalent to raten + -sel. The formation was restricted to parts of Central German and was later reinforced by Middle Low German rēdesal, rēdelse. It established itself in the standard language after Luther’s usage. Upper German synonyms were Old High German rātisca, rātissa, rātunga. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|rētsel}} Middle High German rētsel, {{inh|de|goh|rādisli}} Old High German rādisli, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*rādislī}} Proto-West Germanic *rādislī, {{af|de|raten|-sel}} raten + -sel, {{der|de|gml|rēdesal}} Middle Low German rēdesal, {{m+|goh|rātisca}} Old High German rātisca Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Rätsel n (strong, genitive Rätsels, plural Rätsel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Rätsels [genitive], Rätsel [plural], strong [table-tags], Rätsel [nominative, singular], Rätsel [definite, nominative, plural], Rätsels [genitive, singular], Rätsel [definite, genitive, plural], Rätsel [dative, singular], Rätseln [dative, definite, plural], Rätsel [accusative, singular], Rätsel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. riddle, puzzle, mystery, enigma Wikipedia link: Martin Luther Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Räthsel, Rätzel [obsolete] Hyponyms: Bilderrätsel, Kreuzworträtsel, Silbenrätsel, Zahlenrätsel Derived forms: rätselhaft, rätseln, enträtseln, Rätselauflösung, Rätselecke, Rätselheft, Rätselmagazin
    Sense id: en-Rätsel-de-noun-W85uTiHw Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -sel, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 6 6

Noun [Luxembourgish]

Forms: Rätselen [plural]
Head templates: {{lb-noun|n}} Rätsel n (plural Rätselen)
  1. puzzle Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-Rätsel-lb-noun-1Pugm4Vs Categories (other): Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. riddle Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-Rätsel-lb-noun-Zblp6~ko Categories (other): Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "word": "Rätselauflösung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rätselecke"
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        {
          "word": "Rätselheft"
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          "word": "Bilderrätsel"
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          "word": "Kreuzworträtsel"
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          "word": "Zahlenrätsel"
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          "word": "Rätzel"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈʁɛː.t͡sl̩]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈʁeː.t͡sl̩]"
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    {
      "word": "rätselhaft"
    },
    {
      "word": "rätseln"
    },
    {
      "word": "enträtseln"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rätselauflösung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rätselecke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rätselheft"
    },
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      "word": "Bilderrätsel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kreuzworträtsel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Silbenrätsel"
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    {
      "word": "Zahlenrätsel"
    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Middle Low German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "ipa": "/ˈʁɛːtsəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʁɛː.t͡sl̩]"
    },
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    },
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}

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}

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