riddle

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.
2. An ancient verbal, poetic, or literary form, in which, rather than a rhyme scheme, there are parallel opposing expressions with a hidden meaning.

Verb

1. To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.
2. (transitive) To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.

Verb

1. To put something through a riddle or sieve; to sieve; to sift.
2. To fill with holes like a riddle.
3. (figuratively) To fill or spread throughout; to pervade (with something destructive or weakening).

Verb

To plait.

Conceptes

enigma

endevinalla

endivinalla

garbellar

crivellar

porgar

crivell

porgador

resoldre

Sinònims

puzzle

enigma

conundrum

mystery

screen

problem

sift

sieve

allegory

poser

question

❓

penetrate

quiz

brain-teaser

parable

fable

jigsaw puzzle

🧩

story

trouble

diffuse

engima

sifter

make holes

interpenetrate

imbue

bore

guess

puncture

puzzler

fairy tale

permeate

pervade

example

churn

drill

dredge

charade

bewilder

dispute

disorient

broach

disconcert

mix up

discomfit

bemuse

anomaly

mesh

muddle

matter

discombobulate

Traduccions

devinette

Rätsel

énigme

indovinello

puzzle

🧩

raadsel

enigma

enigma

adivinanza

acertijo

puzzel

αίνιγμα

enigma

crivello

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɹɪdəl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: redel

Heretat de anglès antic: rǣdels

Cognat amb anglès antic: rǣdan

Heretat de anglès mitjà: riddil

Heretat de anglès antic: hriddel

Cognat amb alemany: Reiter

Cognat amb nòrdic antic: hreinn

Cognat amb alt alemany antic: hreini

Cognat amb gòtic: 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃

In summary

From Middle English redel, redels, from Old English rǣdels, rǣdelse (“counsel, opinion, imagination, riddle”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādislī (“counsel, conjecture”). Analyzable as rede (“advice”) + -le. Akin to Old English rǣdan (“to read, advise, interpret”). Cognate with Dutch raadsel, German Rätsel.