perplexitas
Latin
Etymology
From perplexus (“entangled, puzzled, bewildered”) + -tās.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /perˈplek.si.taːs/, [pɛrˈpɫ̪ɛks̠ɪt̪äːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /perˈplek.si.tas/, [perˈplɛksit̪äs]
Noun
perplexitās f (genitive perplexitātis); third declension
- perplexity, state of bewilderment
- obscurity
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | perplexitās | perplexitātēs |
| Genitive | perplexitātis | perplexitātum |
| Dative | perplexitātī | perplexitātibus |
| Accusative | perplexitātem | perplexitātēs |
| Ablative | perplexitāte | perplexitātibus |
| Vocative | perplexitās | perplexitātēs |
Related terms
Related terms
- perplexus
Descendants
Descendants
- Catalan: perplexitat
- English: perplexity
- French: perplexité
- Italian: perplessità
- Portuguese: perplexidade
- Romanian: perplexitate
- Spanish: perplejidad
References
- “perplexitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- perplexitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- perplexitas in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016