dédale
See also: Dédale
French
editEtymology
editAttested 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
editNoun
editdédale m (plural dédales)
- maze
- Synonym: labyrinthe
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Romanian: dedal
References
edit- ^ “dédale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
edit- “dédale” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
- “dédale” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
- “dédale” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
- “dedale” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “dédale” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “dedale” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
- “dédale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.