pluscuamperfecto

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin plūsquamperfectum (literally “more than perfect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pluskwampeɾˈfeɡto/ [plus.kwãm.peɾˈfeɣ̞.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eɡto
• Syllabification: plus‧cuam‧per‧fec‧to

Adjective

pluscuamperfecto (feminine pluscuamperfecta, masculine plural pluscuamperfectos, feminine plural pluscuamperfectas)

1. pluperfect

Derived terms

• pretérito pluscuamperfecto

Noun

pluscuamperfecto m (uncountable)

1. pluperfect tense

See also

• Appendix:Spanish conjugation#Perfect forms

Further reading

• “pluscuamperfecto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025