"aenigma" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: aenigmas [plural], aenigmata [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|aenigmata}} aenigma (plural aenigmas or aenigmata)
  1. Archaic form of enigma. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: enigma
    Sense id: en-aenigma-en-noun-2p79Xfo6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 7 8 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 6 7 2

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ae̯ˈnɪɡ.ma] [Classical-Latin], [eˈniɡ.ma] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “riddle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|αἴνιγμα||riddle}} Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “riddle”) Head templates: {{la-noun|aenigma<3>}} aenigma n (genitive aenigmatis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|aenigma<3>}} Forms: aenigmatis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], aenigma [nominative, singular], aenigmata [nominative, plural], aenigmatis [genitive, singular], aenigmatum [genitive, plural], aenigmatī [dative, singular], aenigmatibus [dative, plural], aenigma [accusative, singular], aenigmata [accusative, plural], aenigmate [ablative, singular], aenigmatibus [ablative, plural], aenigma [singular, vocative], aenigmata [plural, vocative], enigma [alternative]
  1. a riddle, enigma Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-aenigma-la-noun-HqYXSZN8
  2. an allegory Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-aenigma-la-noun-pKHC9Da1 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 31 50 19
  3. (religion) a mystery Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-aenigma-la-noun-IGLAjfMS Categories (other): Religion Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aenigmaticē, aenigmaticus, aenigmatista, in aenigmate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "form": "aenigmata",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "enigma"
    },
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      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "enigmă"
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      "source": "declension",
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}

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