perplexus

Latin

Etymology

From per- + plectere.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /perˈplek.sus/, [pɛrˈpɫɛk.sʊs]

Adjective

perplexus (feminine perplexa, neuter perplexum); first/second declension

  1. entangled, involved, intricate, confused
  2. (figuratively) unintelligible, complicated, intricate, inscrutable, ambiguous; dark, obscure

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative perplexus perplexa perplexum perplexī perplexae perplexa
Genitive perplexī perplexae perplexī perplexōrum perplexārum perplexōrum
Dative perplexō perplexō perplexīs
Accusative perplexum perplexam perplexum perplexōs perplexās perplexa
Ablative perplexō perplexā perplexō perplexīs
Vocative perplexe perplexa perplexum perplexī perplexae perplexa

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • perplexus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perplexus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perplexus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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