λαβύρινθος

Ancient Greek

Unknown, but Proto-Hellenic *dabúrintʰos can be reconstructed;[1] 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.[2] See also λάβρυς (lábrus, “axe”) and λαύρα (laúra, “lane, passage”). The spelling in Linear B suggests an origin in another language, possibly Minoan.

λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος • (labúrinthos) m (genitive λᾰβῠρῐ́νθου); second declension

A labyrinth, maze; a large building consisting of numerous halls connected by intricate and tortuous passages.
1. Something obscure or inscrutable.
Any wreathed or coiled up body.

Second declension of ὁ λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος; τοῦ λᾰβῠρῐ́νθου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος ho labúrinthos	τὼ λᾰβῠρῐ́νθω tṑ laburínthō	οἱ λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθοι hoi labúrinthoi
Genitive	τοῦ λᾰβῠρῐ́νθου toû laburínthou	τοῖν λᾰβῠρῐ́νθοιν toîn laburínthoin	τῶν λᾰβῠρῐ́νθων tôn laburínthōn
Dative	τῷ λᾰβῠρῐ́νθῳ tôi laburínthōi	τοῖν λᾰβῠρῐ́νθοιν toîn laburínthoin	τοῖς λᾰβῠρῐ́νθοις toîs laburínthois
Accusative	τὸν λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθον tòn labúrinthon	τὼ λᾰβῠρῐ́νθω tṑ laburínthō	τοὺς λᾰβῠρῐ́νθους toùs laburínthous
Vocative	λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθε labúrinthe	λᾰβῠρῐ́νθω laburínthō	λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθοι labúrinthoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
“LABYRINTHUS”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

λαβύρινθος • (lavýrinthos) m (plural λαβύρινθοι)

declension of λαβύρινθος

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