загадка

See also: загатка

Belarusian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zaˈɣatka]
  • (file)

Noun

зага́дка • (zahádka) f inan (genitive зага́дкі, nominative plural зага́дкі, genitive plural зага́дак)

  1. riddle, conundrum, puzzle
  2. mystery, enigma

Declension

References

  • загадка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈɡatkɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

зага́дка • (zagádka) f

  1. riddle, conundrum, puzzle
  2. mystery, enigma

Declension

Russian

Etymology

загада́ть (zagadátʹ) + -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈɡatkə]
  • (file)

Noun

зага́дка • (zagádka) f inan (genitive зага́дки, nominative plural зага́дки, genitive plural зага́док, relational adjective зага́дочный)

  1. riddle, conundrum, puzzle
  2. mystery, enigma

Declension

Synonyms

Antonyms

See also

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • за́гадка: IPA(key): [ˈzaɦɐdkɐ]
  • зага́дка: IPA(key): [zɐˈɦadkɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

за́гадка or зага́дка • (záhadka or zahádka) f inan (genitive за́гадки or зага́дки, nominative plural загадки́ or за́гадки or зага́дки, genitive plural загадо́к or за́гадок or зага́док)

  1. riddle, conundrum, puzzle
  2. mystery, enigma
  3. (colloquial, rare) command, order
    Synonym: за́гад (záhad)

Usage notes

За́гадка (with stress on the first syllable) is still considered to be the only literary norm by some, if not most, linguists. However, зага́дка is also very common, although some may consider it to be influenced by Russian or Polish.

Declension

Derived terms

  • зага́дувати impf (zaháduvaty), загада́ти pf (zahadáty)

References

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