plusquamperfectum
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pluːs.kʷam.perˈfek.tum/, [pɫ̪uːs̠kʷämpɛrˈfɛkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /plus.kwam.perˈfek.tum/, [pluskwämperˈfɛkt̪um]
Etymology 1
editFrom plūs (“more”) + quam (“than”) + perfectum, neuter singular of perfectus (“achieved; finished; perfected”). Literally, "more than finished".
Adjective
editplūsquamperfectum
Etymology 2
editFrom tempus praeteritum plūsquamperfectum, "the pluperfect tense" (Literally: "the more-than-finished past tense").
Noun
editplūsquamperfectum 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
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | plūsquamperfectum | plūsquamperfecta |
Genitive | plūsquamperfectī | plūsquamperfectōrum |
Dative | plūsquamperfectō | plūsquamperfectīs |
Accusative | plūsquamperfectum | plūsquamperfecta |
Ablative | plūsquamperfectō | plūsquamperfectīs |
Vocative | plūsquamperfectum | plūsquamperfecta |