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