LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

aenigmaticus

aenigmaticus (feminine aenigmatica, neuter aenigmaticum, adverb aenigmaticē)
Classical[ae̯.nɪɡˈma.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[e.niɡˈmaː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveenigmatic
  2. adjectiveobscure
  3. adjectivepuzzling

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaenigmaticusaenigmaticaaenigmaticum
genitiveaenigmaticīaenigmaticaeaenigmaticī
dativeaenigmaticōaenigmaticaeaenigmaticō
accusativeaenigmaticumaenigmaticamaenigmaticum
ablativeaenigmaticōaenigmaticāaenigmaticō
vocativeaenigmaticeaenigmaticaaenigmaticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaenigmaticīaenigmaticaeaenigmatica
genitiveaenigmaticōrumaenigmaticārumaenigmaticōrum
dativeaenigmaticīsaenigmaticīsaenigmaticīs
accusativeaenigmaticōsaenigmaticāsaenigmatica
ablativeaenigmaticīsaenigmaticīsaenigmaticīs
vocativeaenigmaticīaenigmaticaeaenigmatica

aenigmăticus, a, um, adj. aenigma,
I. like an enigma, obscure, enigmatic: ille clarum esse somnium dixit, et nihil aenigmaticum, nihil dubium continere, Cassiod. H. Eccl. 9, 4.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰνῐγμᾰτῐκός (ainĭgmătĭkós).

Descendants
  • Frenchénigmatique
  • Englishenigmaticfrom French énigmatique
  • Romanianenigmaticfrom French énigmatique
  • Frenchænigmatique
  • Italianenigmatico
  • Portugueseenigmático
  • Spanishenigmático
  • Asturianenigmáticu
  • Galicianenigmático

In English words that came into English from aenigmaticus

  • enigmaticaenigmaticus

Quick answers

What does aenigmaticus mean in Latin?
aenigmaticus, a adjective, means “enigmatic; obscure; puzzling”.
How do you pronounce aenigmaticus?
In classical Latin, [ae̯.nɪɡˈma.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.niɡˈmaː.ti.kus].