labyrint

From Latin labyrinthus, from Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos, “maze”), possibly from an Anatolian language (compare Lydian lábrus 'double-edged axe' and -inthos, a suffix typical of Anatolian placenames (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)), although the actual etymology of labyrinth is still a matter of conjecture.

• IPA^(key): /laː.biˈrɪnt/

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• Hyphenation: la‧by‧rint
• Rhymes: -ɪnt

labyrint n (plural labyrinten, diminutive labyrintje n)

1. labyrinth, maze
2. (figuratively) intricate problem, logic etc.

• doolhof

• → Indonesian: labirin

From Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos, “maze”).

labyrint m (definite singular labyrinten, indefinite plural labyrinter, definite plural labyrintene)

1. a labyrinth or maze

• “labyrint” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos).

labyrint m (definite singular labyrinten, indefinite plural labyrintar, definite plural labyrintane)

1. a labyrinth or maze

• “labyrint” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from Latin labyrinthus, from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”).

labyrint c

1. a labyrinth, a maze

   Det är lätt att gå vilse i en labyrint ― It's easy to get lost in a labyrinth

• labyrint in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)