perplexus
Latin
Etymology
From per- + plectere.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /perˈplek.sus/, [pɛrˈpɫɛk.sʊs]
Adjective
perplexus (feminine perplexa, neuter perplexum); first/second declension
- entangled, involved, intricate, confused
- (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
- perplexē
Descendants
- French: perplexe
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