maze

(Engels)

Noun

1. A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
2. Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
3. (archaic) Confusion of thought; state of bewilderment.

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To amaze, astonish, bewilder.
2. (archaic, transitive) To daze or stupefy.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmeɪz/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: mase

Overgenomen van Oudengels: *mæs

Verwant aan Oudengels: āmasian

Verwant aan IJslands: masa

In summary

From Middle English mase, from Middle English masen (“to perplex, bewilder”); or perhaps from Old English *mæs (“delusion, bewilderment”); akin to Old English āmasian (“to perplex, confound”), Icelandic masa (“to chatter”). More at amaze.

Concepten

doolhof

labyrint

verwarren

Synoniemen

labyrinth

tangle

confusion

snarl

coil

confuse

deception

hank

intricacy

jumble

lea

meander

mishmash

muddle

mystery

perplex

perturbation

potpourri

puzzle

skein

trick

uncertainty

vestibule

warren

winding path

tortuous path

bewilder

knot garden

blind alley

cavern

chaos

Vertalingen

labirinto

labyrinthe

Labyrinth

laberinto

Irrgarten

dédale

λαβύρινθος

labirinto

labirent

laberint

labirynt

labyrinthus

dedalo

dèdal

laberint