facto

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfak.toː/, [ˈfäkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfak.to/, [ˈfäkt̪o]

Etymology 1

From faciō +‎ -tō.

Verb

factō (present infinitive factāre, perfect active factāvī, supine factātum); first conjugation

1. to make, do, or perform regularly or frequently

Conjugation

Conjugation of factō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	factō	factās	factat	factāmus	factātis	factant
	imperfect	factābam	factābās	factābat	factābāmus	factābātis	factābant
	future	factābō	factābis	factābit	factābimus	factābitis	factābunt
	perfect	factāvī	factāvistī	factāvit	factāvimus	factāvistis	factāvērunt, factāvēre
	pluperfect	factāveram	factāverās	factāverat	factāverāmus	factāverātis	factāverant
	future perfect	factāverō	factāveris	factāverit	factāverimus	factāveritis	factāverint
passive	present	factor	factāris, factāre	factātur	factāmur	factāminī	factantur
	imperfect	factābar	factābāris, factābāre	factābātur	factābāmur	factābāminī	factābantur
	future	factābor	factāberis, factābere	factābitur	factābimur	factābiminī	factābuntur
	perfect	factātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	factātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	factātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	factem	factēs	factet	factēmus	factētis	factent
	imperfect	factārem	factārēs	factāret	factārēmus	factārētis	factārent
	perfect	factāverim	factāverīs	factāverit	factāverīmus	factāverītis	factāverint
	pluperfect	factāvissem	factāvissēs	factāvisset	factāvissēmus	factāvissētis	factāvissent
passive	present	facter	factēris, factēre	factētur	factēmur	factēminī	factentur
	imperfect	factārer	factārēris, factārēre	factārētur	factārēmur	factārēminī	factārentur
	perfect	factātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	factātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	factā	—	—	factāte	—
	future	—	factātō	factātō	—	factātōte	factantō
passive	present	—	factāre	—	—	factāminī	—
	future	—	factātor	factātor	—	—	factantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		factāre	factāvisse	factātūrum esse	factārī	factātum esse	factātum īrī
participles		factāns	—	factātūrus	—	factātus	factandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		factandī	factandō	factandum	factandō	factātum	factātū

Derived terms

• factitō

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

factō n

1. dative/ablative singular of factum (“fact, deed, act, doing”)

Participle

factō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of factus

References

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fato (Brazil)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin factum. Doublet of feito.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfak.tu/, /ˈfa.ki.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfak.tu/, /ˈfa.ki.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfak.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ktu/

• Rhymes: -aktu, (Brazil) -akitu
• Hyphenation: fac‧to

Noun

facto m (plural factos) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. fact (something which is real)

Derived terms

• de facto

Related terms

• factício
• factível
• factoide
• factual
• fazer
• feito

 

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin factum. Compare the inherited doublet hecho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɡto/ [ˈfaɣ̞.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -aɡto
• Syllabification: fac‧to

Noun

facto m (plural factos)

1. (archaic) fact (something which is real)

Further reading

• “facto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014