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.t̪us]
Adjective
plūsquamperfectus (feminine plūsquamperfecta, neuter plūsquamperfectum); first/second-declension adjective
- more than perfect
- (grammar) pluperfect
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.