laberint

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin labyrinthus, from Ancient Greek λᾰβῠ́ρῐνθος (lăbŭ́rĭnthos, “maze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [lə.βəˈɾin]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [lə.bəˈɾint]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [la.beˈɾint]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [la.βeˈɾin]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Noun

laberint m (plural laberints)

1. maze; labyrinth

   Synonym: dèdal

Related terms

• laberíntic

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “laberint”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “laberint” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “laberint”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “laberint”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007