perplexe

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perplexus, composed by per- + plexus, past participle of the verb plectere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁ.plɛks/
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  • Homophone: perplexes
  • Hyphenation: per‧plexe

Adjective

perplexe (plural perplexes)

  1. puzzled, perplexed

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading


German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁˈplɛksə/
  • Hyphenation: per‧ple‧xe

Adjective

perplexe

  1. inflection of perplex:
    1. nominative singular masculine weak
    2. nominative and accusative singular feminine strong, mixed, and weak
    3. nominative and accusative singular neuter weak
    4. nominative and accusative plural strong

Latin

Adjective

perplexe

  1. vocative masculine singular of perplexus

References

  • perplexe in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perplexe in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perplexe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • perplexe in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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