Labyrinth

See also: labyrinth

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin labyrinthus.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun

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

  1. (Greek mythology) labyrinth
  2. labyrinth, maze (technically not quite correct, compare w:Labyrinth and w:Maze)

Usage notes
  • In texts written by educated persons this word does also sometimes occur as masculine noun.

Declension
Declension of Labyrinth [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Labyrinth die Labyrinthe
genitive eines des Labyrinthes, Labyrinths der Labyrinthe
dative einem dem Labyrinth, Labyrinthe1 den Labyrinthen
accusative ein das Labyrinth die Labyrinthe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “Labyrinth” in Duden online
  • “Labyrinth” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.