perplexitas

Latin

Etymology

From perplexus (“entangled, puzzled, bewildered”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

Noun

perplexitās f (genitive perplexitātis); third declension

  1. perplexity, state of bewilderment
  2. obscurity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative perplexitās perplexitātēs
genitive perplexitātis perplexitātum
dative perplexitātī perplexitātibus
accusative perplexitātem perplexitātēs
ablative perplexitāte perplexitātibus
vocative perplexitās perplexitātēs

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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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