Latin edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

perplexitās f (genitive perplexitātis); third declension

  1. perplexity, state of bewilderment
  2. obscurity

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative perplexitās perplexitātēs
Genitive perplexitātis perplexitātum
Dative perplexitātī perplexitātibus
Accusative perplexitātem perplexitātēs
Ablative perplexitāte perplexitātibus
Vocative perplexitās perplexitātēs

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References edit

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