plexus

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin, from plex-, past participle stem of plectere (“plait, interweave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɛksəs/
• Rhymes: -ɛksəs

Noun

plexus (plural plexuses)

1. A network or interwoven mass, especially (anatomy) of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.

   • 1934: I have the sensation of being immersed in the very plexus of life, focal from whatever place, position or attitude I take my stance. — Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer

2. (mathematics) The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Brande & C to this entry?)

Synonyms

• rete

Derived terms

Derived terms

• brachial plexus
• cardiac plexus
• celiac plexus
• choroid plexus
• extraplexus
• intraplexus

• pelvic plexus
• plectic, -plectic
• solar plexus
• subplexus

Translations

network or interwoven mass

• Czech: pleteň f
• Dutch: plexus (nl) m
• French: plexus (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: fonat (hu)
• Russian: сплете́ние (ru) n (spleténije), переплете́ние (ru) n (perepleténije)
• Spanish: plexo (es) m

Anagrams

• suplex

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

plexus m (plural plexussen)

1. plexus

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French

Noun

plexus m (uncountable)

1. plexus

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Latin

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of plectō (“plait, weave”).

Participle

plexus (feminine plexa, neuter plexum); first/second-declension participle

1. plaited, having been plaited, woven, having been woven, braided, having been braided
2. twisted, having been twisted, bent, having been bent, turned, having been turned

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	plexus	plexa	plexum		plexī	plexae	plexa
Genitive	plexī	plexae	plexī		plexōrum	plexārum	plexōrum
Dative	plexō		plexō		plexīs
Accusative	plexum	plexam	plexum		plexōs	plexās	plexa
Ablative	plexō	plexā	plexō		plexīs
Vocative	plexe	plexa	plexum		plexī	plexae	plexa

Etymology 2

Noun

plexus m (genitive plexūs); fourth declension

1. twining, plaiting, braid

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	plexus	plexūs
Genitive	plexūs	plexuum
Dative	plexuī	plexibus
Accusative	plexum	plexūs
Ablative	plexū	plexibus
Vocative	plexus	plexūs

Descendants

• French: plexus
• Spanish: plexo

References

• “plexus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• plexus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.