labyrinthus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, masculine) a building with many winding passages, a labyrinth; especially that built by Daedalus, near Knossos, Crete
2. (declension-2, figuratively, masculine) a maze, tangle, bewildering intricacy

Concepts

labyrinth

maze

vestibule

knot garden

Translations

labirinto

labirinto

λαβύρινθος

labyrinthe

laberinto

Labyrinth

laberint

labyrint

doolhof

dèdal

labirent

dedalo

dédalo

laberint

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɫa.byˈrɪn.tʰʊs]

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος (lăbŭ́rĭnthos, “maze”).