"dédale" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /de.dal/ Forms: dédales [plural]
Etymology: Attested 1604 in Antoine de Montchrestien. From Middle French dedalus after Dédale (“Daedalus”), who built the Cretan Labyrinth in Greek mythology, from Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|frm|dedalus}} Middle French dedalus, {{m|fr|Dédale||Daedalus}} Dédale (“Daedalus”), {{der|fr|la|Daedalus}} Latin Daedalus, {{der|fr|grc|Δαίδαλος}} Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} dédale m (plural dédales)
  1. maze Wikipedia link: Antoine de Montchrestien, Trésor de la langue française informatisé Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Architecture Synonyms: labyrinthe Derived forms: dédaléen
    Sense id: en-dédale-fr-noun-DQ5Dh08d Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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