plusquamperfectus
Latin
Etymology
From plūs (“more”) + quam (“than”) + perfectus (“achieved; finished; perfected”). Literally, "more than finished".
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pluːs.kʷam.perˈfek.tus/, [pɫ̪uːs̠kʷämpɛrˈfɛkt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /plus.kwam.perˈfek.tus/, [pluskwämperˈfɛkt̪us]
Adjective
plūsquamperfectus (feminine plūsquamperfecta, neuter plūsquamperfectum); first/second-declension adjective
- more than perfect
- (grammar) pluperfect
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
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