αἴνιγμα

See also: αίνιγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Verbal noun from the root of αἰνίσσομαι (ainíssomai, “speak in riddles”), from αἶνος (aînos, “fable”), +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

αἴνιγμα • (aínigma) n (genitive αἰνίγματος); third declension

  1. riddle
  2. taunt
  3. An obscure method of communication
  4. ambush

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ αἴνιγμᾰ; τοῦ αἰνίγμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ αἴνιγμᾰ
tò aínigmă 		τὼ αἰνίγμᾰτε
tṑ ainígmăte 		τᾰ̀ αἰνίγμᾰτᾰ
tằ ainígmătă
Genitive τοῦ αἰνίγμᾰτος
toû ainígmătos 		τοῖν αἰνιγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn ainigmắtoin 		τῶν αἰνιγμᾰ́των
tôn ainigmắtōn
Dative τῷ αἰνίγμᾰτῐ
tōî ainígmătĭ 		τοῖν αἰνιγμᾰ́τοιν
toîn ainigmắtoin 		τοῖς αἰνίγμᾰσῐ / αἰνίγμᾰσῐν
toîs ainígmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ αἴνιγμᾰ
tò aínigmă 		τὼ αἰνίγμᾰτε
tṑ ainígmăte 		τᾰ̀ αἰνίγμᾰτᾰ
tằ ainígmătă
Vocative αἴνιγμᾰ
aínigmă 		αἰνίγμᾰτε
ainígmăte 		αἰνίγμᾰτᾰ
ainígmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: αίνιγμα (aínigma)
  • → Latin: aenigma

References

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