adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
perplexus
perplexus (feminine perplexa, neuter perplexum)
Classical[pɛrˈpɫɛk.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[perˈplɛk.sus]
perplexe sg. voc. m.
Meaning
- adjectiveentangled, involved, intricate, confused
- adjectivefigurativelyunintelligible, complicated, intricate, inscrutable, ambiguous; dark, obscure
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perplexus | perplexa | perplexum |
| genitive | perplexī | perplexae | perplexī |
| dative | perplexō | perplexae | perplexō |
| accusative | perplexum | perplexam | perplexum |
| ablative | perplexō | perplexā | perplexō |
| vocative | perplexe | perplexa | perplexum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perplexī | perplexae | perplexa |
| genitive | perplexōrum | perplexārum | perplexōrum |
| dative | perplexīs | perplexīs | perplexīs |
| accusative | perplexōs | perplexās | perplexa |
| ablative | perplexīs | perplexīs | perplexīs |
| vocative | perplexī | perplexae | perplexa |
per-plexus, a, um, adj. plecto,
I. entangled, involved, intricate, confused (not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I. Lit.:
figurae, Lucr. 2, 102; cf. id. 2, 459; 463: foramina linguae, id. 4, 621: corpora terraï, id. 5, 452: iter silvae, Verg. A. 9, 391; Plin. 9, 2, 1, § 2: nervi, Vulg. Job, 40, 12.—II. Trop., intricate, involved, confused, perplexed, unintelligible, dark, ambiguous, obscure, inscrutable:
sermones, Liv. 40, 5: perplexius carmen, id. 25, 12: perplexum Punico astu responsum, id. 35, 14 fin.—As subst., intricacy, perplexity: ignorare se dixit, quidnam perplexi sua legatio haberet, id. 34, 57.—Comp.: ratio perplexior, Plin. 2, 15, 13, § 62.—Hence, adv.: perplexē, confusedly, perplexedly, obscurely: pergin', scelesta, mecum perplexe loqui? Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 1: defectionem haud perplexe indicavere, Liv. 6, 13; Curt. 8, 5, 13.—Comp.: perplexius errare, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 847: disputans, Amm. 25, 3, 23.—B. Carefully, with minute care:
interrogando, Amm. 15, 1, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-plexus adj.
with comp, interwoven, entangled, involved, intricate: iter silvae, V.: carmen perplexius, L.—Fig., intricate, unintelligible, ambiguous, obscure, inscrutable: sermones, L.: responsum, L.—As subst n., intricacy, perplexity: quidnam perplexi sua legatio haberet, L.
Origins
From per- + plectere.
Descendants
- Englishperplex
- Frenchperplexe
- Germanperplex
- Italianperplesso
- Portugueseperplexo
- Romanianperplex
- Spanishperplejo
- Dutchperplex
- Swedishperplex