загадочный

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Russian

Etymology

From зага́дка (zagádka, riddle, enigma) +‎ -ный (-nyj), from за- (za-) + гада́ть (gadátʹ, to divine, to foretell).

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Adjective

зага́дочный (zagádočnyj)

  1. enigmatic, mysterious
  2. obscure (difficult to understand)
  3. riddlesome

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “загадочный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress