perplexus

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ plectere.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative perplexus perplexa perplexum perplexī perplexae perplexa
genitive perplexī perplexae perplexī perplexōrum perplexārum perplexōrum
dative perplexō perplexae perplexō perplexīs
accusative perplexum perplexam perplexum perplexōs perplexās perplexa
ablative perplexō perplexā perplexō perplexīs
vocative perplexe perplexa perplexum perplexī perplexae perplexa

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: perplex
  • → Dutch: perplex
  • → French: perplexe
  • → German: perplex
  • → Italian: perplesso
  • → Portuguese: perplexo
  • → Romanian: perplex
  • → Spanish: perplejo
  • → Swedish: perplex

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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