labirinto

Esperanto

Labirinto en Aschaffenburg, Germanio
Labyrinth in Aschaffenburg, Germany

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /labiˈrinto/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -into
• Syllabification: la‧bi‧rin‧to

Noun

labirinto (accusative singular labirinton, plural labirintoj, accusative plural labirintojn)

1. labyrinth, maze
2. (figuratively) warren
3. (anatomy) labyrinth (of ear)

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos)

Latin labyrinthusder.

Galician labirinto

Derived from Latin labyrinthus, from Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos).

Noun

labirinto m (plural labirintos)

1. labyrinth, maze
2. (figuratively) anything complicated or confusing, like a maze

   Synonyms: enfondura, enxangada

Further reading

• “labirinto”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

From Latin labyrinthus, from Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.biˈrin.to/
• Rhymes: -into
• Hyphenation: la‧bi‧rìn‧to

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

labirinto m (plural labirinti)

1. labyrinth, maze
2. (anatomy) labyrinth

Derived terms

• labirintico
• labirintiforme
• labirintite

Further reading

• “labirinto”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
• “labirinto” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Anagrams

• ribaltino, ribaltoni

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos)

Latin labyrinthuslbor.

Portuguese labirinto

Learned borrowing from Latin labyrinthus, from Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.biˈɾĩ.tu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.biˈɾĩ.tu/ [lɐ.βiˈɾĩ.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.biˈɾĩ.tu/ [lɐ.βiˈɾĩ.tu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.biˈɾĩ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ĩtu
• Hyphenation: la‧bi‧rin‧to

Noun

labirinto m (plural labirintos)

1. labyrinth, maze (complicated irregular network of passages or paths)
2. (figurative) labyrinth (anything complicated or confusing)
3. labyrinth (part of inner ear)
4. labyrinth (acessory respiratory organ of certain fish)

Related terms

• labiríntico
• labirintite

Further reading

• “labirinto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026