mais-que-perfeito

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “more than perfect”. Calque of Latin plūsquamperfectus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmajs.ki.peʁˈfej.tu/ [ˌmaɪ̯s.ki.pehˈfeɪ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmajs.ki.peʁˈfej.tu/ [ˌmaɪ̯s.ki.pehˈfeɪ̯.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌmajs.ki.peɾˈfej.tu/ [ˌmaɪ̯s.ki.peɾˈfeɪ̯.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌmajʃ.ki.peʁˈfej.tu/ [ˌmaɪ̯ʃ.ki.peχˈfeɪ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmajs.ke.peɻˈfej.to/ [ˌmaɪ̯s.ke.peɻˈfeɪ̯.to]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmajʃ.kɨ.pɨɾˈfɐj.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmajʃ.kɨ.pɨɾˈfɐj.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmajʃ.kɨ.pɨɾˈfej.tu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmajʃ.kɨ.pɨɾˈfej.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmajʃ.kɨ.pɨɾˈfe.tu/

• Hyphenation: mais‧que‧per‧fei‧to

Noun

Examples
Ele cortara a árvore com um arenque → He had cut the tree with a herring.

mais-que-perfeito m (uncountable)

1. (grammar) pluperfect

   Synonym: pretérito mais que perfeito