лабиринт

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лабиринт

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos).

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Noun

лабири́нт (labiríntm inan (genitive лабири́нта, nominative plural лабири́нты, genitive plural лабири́нтов, diminutive лабири́нтик)

  1. labyrinth, maze
    • 2005, Виктор Пелевин, Шлем ужаса; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., The Helmet of Horror, Edinburgh: Canongate Books, 2006:
      Карлик поднял палец и спросил: «Построю лабиринт, в котором смогу затеряться с тем, кто захочет меня найти, — кто это сказал и о чём?»
      Karlik podnjal palec i sprosil: «Postroju labirint, v kotorom smogu zaterjatʹsja s tem, kto zaxočet menja najti, — kto eto skazal i o čom?»
      The dwarf raised his finger and asked, ‘I shall construct a labyrinth in which I can lose myself, together with anyone who tries to find me – who said this and about what?’

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Further reading

  • лабиринт in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /labǐrint/
  • Hyphenation: ла‧би‧ринт

Noun

лабѝринт m (Latin spelling labìrint)

  1. labyrinth
    Synonym: (Serbia) лавѝринт

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