dédale
See also: Dédale
French
Etymology
Attested 1604 in Antoine de Montchrestien.[1] From Middle French dedalus after Dédale (“Daedalus”), who built the Cretan Labyrinth in Greek mythology, from Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.dal/
- Homophone: Dédale
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Romanian: dedal
References
- “dédale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
- “dédale” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
- “dédale” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
- “dédale” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
- “dedale” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “dédale” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “dedale” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
- “dédale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.