Rätsel

See also: rätsel

German

Alternative forms

Räthsel (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle High German ratsal from Old High German rātisli, from Proto-West Germanic *rādislī. Equivalent to raten +‎ -sel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛːtsl̩/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
IPA^(key): /ˈʁeːtsl̩/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Rät‧sel

Noun

Rätsel n (strong, genitive Rätsels, plural Rätsel)

riddle, puzzle, mystery, enigma

Declension

Declension of Rätsel [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rätsel	die	Rätsel
genitive	eines	des	Rätsels	der	Rätsel
dative	einem	dem	Rätsel	den	Rätseln
accusative	ein	das	Rätsel	die	Rätsel

Hyponyms

Bilderrätsel
Kreuzworträtsel
Silbenrätsel
Zahlenrätsel

Derived terms

Related terms

Rätselauflösung
Rätselecke
Rätselheft
Rätselmagazin

Further reading

“Rätsel” in Duden online
“Rätsel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Rätsel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Luxembourgish

Noun

Rätsel n (plural Rätselen)

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