-plex

See also: plex

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -plex (“-fold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-plɛks/

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Suffix

-plex

1. Comprising a number of parts, as in duplex.
2. (mathematics) ten to the power of the number, as in googolplex.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -plex

borderplex

cineplex

circumplex

coalplex

complex

contraplex

diplex

duplex

eightplex

fiveplex

fourplex

funplex

googolplex

googolplexplex

heptaplex

leisureplex

lipoplex

megaplex

metroplex

microplex

monoplex

motorplex

multiplex

nanoplex

nineplex

nonaplex

n-plex

pentaplex

plex

quadplex

quadruplex

quintuplex

sevenplex

singleplex

sixplex

soccerplex

sportsplex

tenplex

tetraplex

Texaplex

threeplex

triplex

Triplex

twelveplex

uniplex

Translations

comprising a number of parts

• Irish: -pléacs m

See also

• -fold

Latin

Etymology

From plicō (“I fold”) +‎ -s. Compare -plus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pleks/, [pɫ̪ɛks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pleks/, [plɛks]

Suffix

-plex (genitive -plicis); third-declension one-termination suffix

1. Creates adjectives specifying the number of times, -fold

   *sem- (“one”) → simplex (“onefold, single, simple”)

   tri- (“three”) → triplex (“threefold”)

   quadri- (“four”) → quadruplex (“fourfold”)

   centum (“hundred”) → centiplex (“hundredfold”)

   multus (“many”) → multiplex (“manifold”)

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	-plex			-plicēs	-plicia
genitive	-plicis			-plicium
dative	-plicī			-plicibus
accusative	-plicem	-plex		-plicēs	-plicia
ablative	-plicī			-plicibus
vocative	-plex			-plicēs	-plicia

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -plex

centiplex

centumplex

centuplex

decemplex

duplex

multiplex

novemplex

quadruplex

quinquiplex

quintuplex

quotuplex

septemplex

septuplex

sesquiplex

sextuplex

simplex

triplex

Descendants

• → English: -plex