"labyrinthus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /la.byˈrin.tʰus/ [Classical], [ɫ̪äbʏˈrɪn̪t̪ʰʊs̠] [Classical], /la.biˈrin.tus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [läbiˈrin̪t̪us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowing from Ancient Greek λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος (labúrinthos, “maze”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος||maze}} Ancient Greek λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος (labúrinthos, “maze”) Head templates: {{la-noun|labyrinthus<2>}} labyrinthus m (genitive labyrinthī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|labyrinthus<2>}} Forms: labyrinthī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], labyrinthus [nominative, singular], labyrinthī [nominative, plural], labyrinthī [genitive, singular], labyrinthōrum [genitive, plural], labyrinthō [dative, singular], labyrinthīs [dative, plural], labyrinthum [accusative, singular], labyrinthōs [accusative, plural], labyrinthō [ablative, singular], labyrinthīs [ablative, plural], labyrinthe [singular, vocative], labyrinthī [plural, vocative]
  1. a building with many winding passages, a labyrinth; especially that built by Daedalus, near Knossos, Crete Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-labyrinthus-la-noun-KFBuSZlM Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 56 44
  2. (figurative) a maze, tangle, bewildering intricacy Tags: declension-2, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-labyrinthus-la-noun-wmE7BM6N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: labyrinthos, labyrintus, labirinthus, labirintus, laberinthus, laberintus, laberentus, laborinthus, laborintus Derived forms: labyrinthēus [adjective], labyrinthicus [adjective]

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "word": "labyrinthus"
}

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