facto
English
Etymology
Latin , ablative of factum (“deed, fact”).
Adverb
facto (not comparable)
- (law) in fact; by the act or fact
Related terms
- ex post facto
- de facto
- ipso facto
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for facto in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfak.toː/, [ˈfäkt̪oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfak.to/, [ˈfäkt̪o]
Etymology 1
From faciō + -tō.
Verb
factō (present infinitive factāre, perfect active factāvī, supine factātum); first conjugation
- I make, do, or perform regularly or frequently.
Conjugation
Conjugation of factō (first conjugation) | |||||||
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indicative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | factō | factās | factat | factāmus | factātis | factant |
imperfect | factābam | factābās | factābat | factābāmus | factābātis | factābant | |
future | factābō | factābis | factābit | factābimus | factābitis | factābunt | |
perfect | factāvī | factāvistī | factāvit | factāvimus | factāvistis | factāvērunt, factāvēre | |
pluperfect | factāveram | factāverās | factāverat | factāverāmus | factāverātis | factāverant | |
future perfect | factāverō | factāveris | factāverit | factāverimus | factāveritis | factāverint | |
passive | present | factor | factāris, factāre | factātur | factāmur | factāminī | factantur |
imperfect | factābar | factābāris, factābāre | factābātur | factābāmur | factābāminī | factābantur | |
future | factābor | factāberis, factābere | factābitur | factābimur | factābiminī | factābuntur | |
perfect | factātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | factātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
future perfect | factātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | factem | factēs | factet | factēmus | factētis | factent |
imperfect | factārem | factārēs | factāret | factārēmus | factārētis | factārent | |
perfect | factāverim | factāverīs | factāverit | factāverīmus | factāverītis | factāverint | |
pluperfect | factāvissem | factāvissēs | factāvisset | factāvissēmus | factāvissētis | factāvissent | |
passive | present | facter | factēris, factēre | factētur | factēmur | factēminī | factentur |
imperfect | factārer | factārēris, factārēre | factārētur | factārēmur | factārēminī | factārentur | |
perfect | factātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | factātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
imperative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | — | factā | — | — | factāte | — |
future | — | factātō | factātō | — | factātōte | factantō | |
passive | present | — | factāre | — | — | factāminī | — |
future | — | factātor | factātor | — | — | factantor | |
non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
infinitives | factāre | factāvisse | factātūrum esse | factārī | factātum esse | factātum īrī | |
participles | factāns | — | factātūrus | — | factātus | factandus | |
verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
factandī | factandō | factandum | factandō | factātum | factātū |
Derived terms
- factitō
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
factō n
- dative/ablative singular of factum (“fact, deed, act, doing”)
Participle
factō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of factus
References
- “facto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- facto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- fato (Brazilian)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin factum. Doublet of feito.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfak.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfak.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfa.ktu/
- Rhymes: -aktu
- Hyphenation: fac‧to
Noun
facto m (plural factos) (European Portuguese)
- fact (something which is real)
Derived terms
- de facto
Related terms
- factício
- factível
- factoide
- factual
- fazer
- feito
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin factum. Compare the inherited doublet hecho.
Noun
facto m (plural factos)
- (archaic) fact (something which is real)
Further reading
- “facto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014