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

Noun

dédale m (plural dédales)

  1. maze
    Synonym: labyrinthe

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: dedal

References

  1. ^ dédale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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