plusquamperfectus
Latin
Etymology
From plūs (“more”) + quam (“than”) + perfectus (“achieved; finished; perfected”). Literally, "more than finished".
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pluːs.kʷam.perˈfek.tus/, [pɫuːs.kʷam.pɛrˈfɛk.tʊs]
Adjective
plūsquamperfectus (feminine plūsquamperfecta, neuter plūsquamperfectum); first/second declension
- more than perfect
- (grammar) pluperfect
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | 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 | plūsquamperfectīs | plūsquamperfectīs | |
| Accusative | plūsquamperfectum | plūsquamperfectam | plūsquamperfectum | plūsquamperfectōs | plūsquamperfectās | plūsquamperfecta | |
| Ablative | plūsquamperfectō | plūsquamperfectā | plūsquamperfectō | plūsquamperfectīs | plūsquamperfectīs | plūsquamperfectīs | |
| Vocative | plūsquamperfecte | plūsquamperfecta | plūsquamperfectum | plūsquamperfectī | plūsquamperfectae | plūsquamperfecta | |