Labyrinth

See also: labyrinth

German

Etymology

16th century, borrowed from Latin labyrinthus, itself from Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.byˈʁɪnt/, /-bi-/, (casual also) /-bə-/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -ɪnt
• Hyphenation: La‧by‧rinth

Noun

Labyrinth n or (rare) m (strong, genitive Labyrinths or Labyrinthes, plural Labyrinthe)

1. labyrinth
   1. (Greek mythology) structure containing the Minotaur
   2. maze

      Synonym: Irrgarten

   3. (figurative) any inscrutable or confusing structure, situation

Declension

Declension of Labyrinth [neuter // masculine (rare), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Labyrinth	die	Labyrinthe
genitive	eines	des	Labyrinths, Labyrinthes	der	Labyrinthe
dative	einem	dem	Labyrinth, Labyrinthe1	den	Labyrinthen
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Labyrinth	die	Labyrinthe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• labyrinthartig
• labyrinthisch

Further reading

• “Labyrinth” in Duden online
• “Labyrinth”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)