German edit

Etymology edit

Rätsel +‎ -haft

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɛːt͡sl̩haft/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeːt͡sl̩-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: rät‧sel‧haft

Adjective edit

rätselhaft (strong nominative masculine singular rätselhafter, comparative rätselhafter, superlative am rätselhaftesten)

  1. puzzling
  2. mysterious

Declension edit

Further reading edit