facto

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfak.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfak.to] === Etymology 1 === From faciō +‎ -tō. ==== Verb ==== factō (present infinitive factāre, perfect active factāvī, supine factātum); first conjugation to make, do, or perform regularly or frequently ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== factō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of factus ==== Noun ==== factō dative/ablative singular of factum === 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 (Brazil) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin factum. Doublet of feito. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aktu Hyphenation: fac‧to === Noun === facto m (plural factos) (European Portuguese spelling) fact (something which is real) ==== Derived terms ==== de facto ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “facto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaɡto/ [ˈfaɣ̞.t̪o] Rhymes: -aɡto Syllabification: fac‧to === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin factum. Compare the inherited doublet hecho. ==== Noun ==== facto m (plural factos) (archaic) fact (something which is real) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English fact, itself from Old French fact, from Latin factum. Compare with the Internet slang interjection facts used to express agreement. ==== Noun ==== facto m (plural factos) (Internet slang) an opinion considered a true fact; a trufax; a truth [from 2010s]. Synonyms: hecho, (Internet slang) factor ===== Usage notes ===== As a direct object, it's usually accompanied by the verbs soltar, decir, tirar, all meaning spill (to express) in this context. === Further reading === “facto”, 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