gåde

Danish

Etymology

From Norwegian gåte. Replaced gættelse and mørktale.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɔːðə]

Noun

gåde c (singular definite gåden, plural indefinite gåder)

  1. a riddle, puzzle (entertaining task, e.g. a tricky question, a rebus or a picture puzzle where you have to guess or connect the correct answer)
    1. (figurative) a mystery, conundrum
      Synonym: mysterium

Declension

Declension of gåde
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gåde gåden gåder gåderne
genitive gådes gådens gåders gådernes

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