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See also: Dédale
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
dédale m (plural dédales)
- maze
- Synonym: labyrinthe
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Romanian: dedal
References[edit]
- ^ “dédale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading[edit]
- “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.