labyrinthus
ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλος → life is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend
Latin > English
labyrinthus labyrinthi N M :: labyrinth, maze
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lăbyrinthus: i, m., = λαβύρινθος,
I a labyrinth, a building with many winding passages; e. g. that built by Psammetichus on Lake Mœris, in Middle Egypt, and containing 3000 chambers, Mel. 1, 9, 5; Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 84; but esp. that built by Dædalus, near Gnossus, in Crete, id. 36, 13, 19, § 85; Sen. Ep. 44, 6; Ov. M. 8, 159; Juv. 1, 53; Verg. A. 5, 588.—
B Trop., a maze, tangle, bewildering intricacy: inextricabilis negotii, Sid. Ep. 2, 5.—
II Hence,
A lăbyrinthēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a labyrinth, labyrinthine: flexus, Cat. 64, 114.—
B lăbyrinthĭcus, a, um, adj., of a labyrinth, labyrinthine, intricate: viae, Sid. Ep. 9, 13: quaestionum insolubilitas, id. ib. 11, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lăbўrinthus (-thŏs), ī, m. (λαβύρινθος), labyrinthe, [en gén. bâtiment dont il était difficile de trouver l’issue] ; le labyrinthe d’Égypte : Plin. 5, 61 ; 36, 84 || de Crète, construit par Dédale : Virg. En. 5, 588 ; Plin. 36, 85 || de Clusium en Étrurie : Varr. d. Plin. 36, 91 || [fig.] difficulté inextricable : Sid. Ep. 2, 5.
Latin > Chinese
labyrinthus, i. m. :: 迷人心者。多路之屋
Translations
labyrinth
Armenian: լաբիրինթոս, բավիղ; Basque: labirinto; Bulgarian: лабиринт; Catalan: laberint, dèdal; Chinese Mandarin: 迷宮, 迷宫; Czech: labyrint, bludiště; Dutch: doolhof, labyrint; Esperanto: labirinto; Estonian: labürint; Finnish: labyrintti, sokkelo; French: labyrinthe; Galician: labirinto; German: Labyrinth; Greek: λαβύρινθος; Ancient Greek: λαβύρινθος; Hebrew: מבוך; Hindi: भूलभुलैयाँ; Hungarian: labirintus; Ido: labirinto; Irish: lúbra, cathair ghríobháin; Italian: labirinto; Japanese: 迷路, 迷宮; Kazakh: шытырман; Khmer: របត់; Korean: 미로(迷路); Latin: labyrinthus; Mon::ဝၚ်ဂပဝ်; Norwegian: labyrint; Polish: labirynt, błędnik; Portuguese: labirinto; Romanian: labirint; Russian: лабиринт; Scottish Gaelic: ioma-shlighe; Serbo-Croatian: labirint; Slovene: labirint, blodnjak; Spanish: laberinto; Swedish: labyrint; Turkish: labirent; Vietnamese: mê cung; Volapük: labüren; Walloon: labrin
