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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin labyrinthus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laˈbi.rɘnt/
- Rhymes: -irɘnt
- Syllabification: la‧bi‧rynt
Noun
labirynt m inan (related adjective labiryntowy)
- (Greek mythology) labyrinth (maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur)
- labyrinth, maze (complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is difficult to find one's way)
- (horticulture) labyrinth, maze (maze formed by paths separated by high hedges)
- Synonym: błędnik
- labyrinth (complex and tangled layout of roads and crossings)
- Hypernym: plątanina
- (literary) labyrinth (anything complicated and confusing in structure, arrangement, or character)
- maze (kind of puzzle that involves finding among the drawn tangle of roads the right one leading to the goal)
- Hypernym: łamigłówka
- (art, geometry) maze (geometric shape with a complex, intricate pattern)
- (ichthyology) labyrinth (accessory respiratory organ of certain fish)
- (anatomy, obsolete) labyrinth (part of inner ear)
- Synonym: błędnik
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Further reading
- labirynt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- labirynt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- labirynt in PWN's encyclopedia