plusquamperfectum
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pluːs.kʷam.perˈfek.tum/, [pɫ̪uːs̠kʷämpɛrˈfɛkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /plus.kwam.perˈfek.tum/, [pluskwämperˈfɛkt̪um]
Etymology 1 edit
From plūs (“more”) + quam (“than”) + perfectum, neuter singular of perfectus (“achieved; finished; perfected”). Literally, "more than finished".
Adjective edit
plūsquamperfectum
Etymology 2 edit
From tempus praeteritum plūsquamperfectum, "the pluperfect tense" (Literally: "the more-than-finished past tense").
Noun edit
plūsquamperfectum n (genitive plūsquamperfectī); second declension
- (grammar; neuter substantive (etymological)) the pluperfect
Usage notes edit
- The term tempus praeteritum plūsquamperfectum should always be used; "plūsquamperfectum" by itself is simply the word from which the term's descendants originated.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | plūsquamperfectum | plūsquamperfecta |
| Genitive | plūsquamperfectī | plūsquamperfectōrum |
| Dative | plūsquamperfectō | plūsquamperfectīs |
| Accusative | plūsquamperfectum | plūsquamperfecta |
| Ablative | plūsquamperfectō | plūsquamperfectīs |
| Vocative | plūsquamperfectum | plūsquamperfecta |