plusquamperfectus

Latin

Etymology

From plūs (“more”) + quam (“than”) + perfectus (“achieved; finished; perfected”). Literally, "more than finished".

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [pɫuːs.kʷam.pɛrˈfɛk.tʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [plus.kʷam.perˈfɛk.tus]

Adjective

plūsquamperfectus (feminine plūsquamperfecta, neuter plūsquamperfectum); first/second-declension adjective

1. more than perfect
2. (grammar) pluperfect

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	plūsquamperfectus	plūsquamperfecta	plūsquamperfectum		plūsquamperfectī	plūsquamperfectae	plūsquamperfecta
genitive	plūsquamperfectī	plūsquamperfectae	plūsquamperfectī		plūsquamperfectōrum	plūsquamperfectārum	plūsquamperfectōrum
dative	plūsquamperfectō	plūsquamperfectae	plūsquamperfectō		plūsquamperfectīs
accusative	plūsquamperfectum	plūsquamperfectam	plūsquamperfectum		plūsquamperfectōs	plūsquamperfectās	plūsquamperfecta
ablative	plūsquamperfectō	plūsquamperfectā	plūsquamperfectō		plūsquamperfectīs
vocative	plūsquamperfecte	plūsquamperfecta	plūsquamperfectum		plūsquamperfectī	plūsquamperfectae	plūsquamperfecta