perplexe

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perplexus, composed by per- + plexus, past participle of the verb plectere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁ.plɛks/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: perplexes
  • Hyphenation: per‧plexe

Adjective

perplexe (plural perplexes)

  1. puzzled, perplexed

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → German: perplex

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁˈplɛksə/
  • Hyphenation: per‧ple‧xe
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

perplexe

  1. inflection of perplex:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

Adjective

perplexe

  1. vocative masculine singular of perplexus

References

  • “perplexe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “perplexe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perplexe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • perplexe in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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