Rätsel
See also: rätsel
GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Räthsel (archaic)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German ratsal from Old High German rātisli, from Proto-West Germanic *rādislī. Equivalent to raten + -sel.
PronunciationEdit
- 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
NounEdit
Rätsel n (strong, genitive Rätsels, plural Rätsel)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Rätsel [neuter, strong]
HyponymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
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Further readingEdit
- “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.
LuxembourgishEdit
NounEdit
Rätsel n (plural Rätselen)