"λαβύρινθος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See λαβύρινθος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /la.bý.rin.tʰos/, /laˈβy.rin.θos/, /laˈvi.rin.θos/, /la.bý.rin.tʰos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /laˈby.rin.tʰos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /laˈβy.rin.θos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /laˈvy.rin.θos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /laˈvi.rin.θos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Unknown, but Proto-Hellenic *dabúrintʰos can be reconstructed; likely Pre-Greek (whence Mycenaean Greek 𐀅𐁆𐀪𐀵𐀍 (da-phu-ri-to-jo)). Possibly from Lydian 𐤩𐤠𐤡𐤭𐤧𐤳 (lapryš, “double-edged axe”), a royal symbol, as λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos) supposedly originally referred to a Minoan palace on Crete. See also λάβρυς (lábrus, “axe”) and λαύρα (laúra, “lane, passage”). The spelling in Linear B suggests an origin in another language, possibly Minoan. Etymology templates: {{unk|grc}} Unknown, {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*dabúrintʰos}} Proto-Hellenic *dabúrintʰos, {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek, {{cog|gmy|𐀅𐁆𐀪𐀵𐀍}} Mycenaean Greek 𐀅𐁆𐀪𐀵𐀍 (da-phu-ri-to-jo), {{der|grc|xld|𐤩𐤠𐤡𐤭𐤧𐤳||double-edged axe}} Lydian 𐤩𐤠𐤡𐤭𐤧𐤳 (lapryš, “double-edged axe”), {{m-self|grc|λαβύρινθος}} λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos), {{m|grc|λάβρυς||axe}} λάβρυς (lábrus, “axe”), {{m|grc|λαύρα||lane, passage}} λαύρα (laúra, “lane, passage”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος|λᾰβῠρῐ́νθου|m|second}} λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος • (labúrinthos) m (genitive λᾰβῠρῐ́νθου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος|λᾰβῠρῐ́νθου}} Forms: λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος [canonical], labúrinthos [romanization], λᾰβῠρῐ́νθου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος [nominative, singular], τὼ λᾰβῠρῐ́νθω [dual, nominative], οἱ λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ λᾰβῠρῐ́νθου [genitive, singular], τοῖν λᾰβῠρῐ́νθοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν λᾰβῠρῐ́νθων [genitive, plural], τῷ λᾰβῠρῐ́νθῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν λᾰβῠρῐ́νθοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς λᾰβῠρῐ́νθοις [dative, plural], τὸν λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθον [accusative, singular], τὼ λᾰβῠρῐ́νθω [accusative, dual], τοὺς λᾰβῠρῐ́νθους [accusative, plural], λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθε [singular, vocative], λᾰβῠρῐ́νθω [dual, vocative], λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθοι [plural, vocative]
  1. A labyrinth, maze; a large building consisting of numerous halls connected by intricate and tortuous passages.
    Sense id: en-λαβύρινθος-grc-noun-8deZ554e Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek entries with language name categories using raw markup, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ος Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 31 37 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ος: 33 33 34
  2. A labyrinth, maze; a large building consisting of numerous halls connected by intricate and tortuous passages.
    Something obscure or inscrutable.
    Sense id: en-λαβύρινθος-grc-noun-Hy~RZB4H Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek entries with language name categories using raw markup, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ος Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 31 37 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ος: 33 33 34
  3. Any wreathed or coiled up body.
    Sense id: en-λαβύρινθος-grc-noun-Z~Z6LyFQ Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek entries with language name categories using raw markup, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ος, Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 31 37 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ος: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 30 30 41 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 28 28 44

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      "ipa": "/la.bý.rin.tʰos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/laˈβy.rin.θos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/laˈvi.rin.θos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/la.bý.rin.tʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laˈby.rin.tʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laˈβy.rin.θos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laˈvy.rin.θos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laˈvi.rin.θos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: лабири́нт (labirínt)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: лабири́нт (labirínt)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*dabúrintʰos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *dabúrintʰos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmy",
        "2": "𐀅𐁆𐀪𐀵𐀍"
      },
      "expansion": "Mycenaean Greek 𐀅𐁆𐀪𐀵𐀍 (da-phu-ri-to-jo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "xld",
        "3": "𐤩𐤠𐤡𐤭𐤧𐤳",
        "4": "",
        "5": "double-edged axe"
      },
      "expansion": "Lydian 𐤩𐤠𐤡𐤭𐤧𐤳 (lapryš, “double-edged axe”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "λαβύρινθος"
      },
      "expansion": "λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos)",
      "name": "m-self"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "λάβρυς",
        "3": "",
        "4": "axe"
      },
      "expansion": "λάβρυς (lábrus, “axe”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "λαύρα",
        "3": "",
        "4": "lane, passage"
      },
      "expansion": "λαύρα (laúra, “lane, passage”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown, but Proto-Hellenic *dabúrintʰos can be reconstructed; likely Pre-Greek (whence Mycenaean Greek 𐀅𐁆𐀪𐀵𐀍 (da-phu-ri-to-jo)). Possibly from Lydian 𐤩𐤠𐤡𐤭𐤧𐤳 (lapryš, “double-edged axe”), a royal symbol, as λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos) supposedly originally referred to a Minoan palace on Crete. See also λάβρυς (lábrus, “axe”) and λαύρα (laúra, “lane, passage”).\nThe spelling in Linear B suggests an origin in another language, possibly Minoan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "labúrinthos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λᾰβῠρῐ́νθου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος",
      "roman": "ho labúrinthos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ λᾰβῠρῐ́νθω",
      "roman": "tṑ laburínthō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθοι",
      "roman": "hoi labúrinthoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ λᾰβῠρῐ́νθου",
      "roman": "toû laburínthou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν λᾰβῠρῐ́νθοιν",
      "roman": "toîn laburínthoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν λᾰβῠρῐ́νθων",
      "roman": "tôn laburínthōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ λᾰβῠρῐ́νθῳ",
      "roman": "tôi laburínthōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν λᾰβῠρῐ́νθοιν",
      "roman": "toîn laburínthoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς λᾰβῠρῐ́νθοις",
      "roman": "toîs laburínthois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθον",
      "roman": "tòn labúrinthon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ λᾰβῠρῐ́νθω",
      "roman": "tṑ laburínthō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς λᾰβῠρῐ́νθους",
      "roman": "toùs laburínthous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθε",
      "roman": "labúrinthe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λᾰβῠρῐ́νθω",
      "roman": "laburínthō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθοι",
      "roman": "labúrinthoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος",
        "2": "λᾰβῠρῐ́νθου",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος • (labúrinthos) m (genitive λᾰβῠρῐ́νθου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος",
        "2": "λᾰβῠρῐ́νθου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A labyrinth, maze; a large building consisting of numerous halls connected by intricate and tortuous passages."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "labyrinth",
          "labyrinth"
        ],
        [
          "maze",
          "maze"
        ],
        [
          "building",
          "building"
        ],
        [
          "hall",
          "hall"
        ],
        [
          "intricate",
          "intricate"
        ],
        [
          "tortuous",
          "tortuous"
        ],
        [
          "passage",
          "passage"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A labyrinth, maze; a large building consisting of numerous halls connected by intricate and tortuous passages.",
        "Something obscure or inscrutable."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "labyrinth",
          "labyrinth"
        ],
        [
          "maze",
          "maze"
        ],
        [
          "building",
          "building"
        ],
        [
          "hall",
          "hall"
        ],
        [
          "intricate",
          "intricate"
        ],
        [
          "tortuous",
          "tortuous"
        ],
        [
          "passage",
          "passage"
        ],
        [
          "obscure",
          "obscure"
        ],
        [
          "inscrutable",
          "inscrutable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any wreathed or coiled up body."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wreathe",
          "wreathe"
        ],
        [
          "coiled up",
          "coil up"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/la.bý.rin.tʰos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laˈβy.rin.θos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laˈvi.rin.θos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/la.bý.rin.tʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laˈby.rin.tʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laˈβy.rin.θos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laˈvy.rin.θos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laˈvi.rin.θos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λαβύρινθος"
}

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