загадка

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See also: загатка

Belarusian

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Noun

зага́дка (zahádkaf inan (genitive зага́дкі, nominative plural зага́дкі, genitive plural зага́дак)

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

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References

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

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

Noun

зага́дка (zagádkaf

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

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Russian

Etymology

загада́ть (zagadátʹ) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

Noun

зага́дка (zagádkaf inan (genitive зага́дки, nominative plural зага́дки, genitive plural зага́док, relational adjective зага́дочный)

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

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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • за́гадка: IPA(key):
  • зага́дка: IPA(key):
  • Audio; за́гадка (záhadka):(file)

Noun

за́гадка or зага́дка (záhadka or zahádkaf 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.

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