plusquamperfectum

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɫuːs.kʷam.pɛrˈfɛk.tũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [plus.kʷam.perˈfɛk.tum] === Etymology 1 === From plūs (“more”) + quam (“than”) + perfectum, neuter singular of perfectus (“achieved; finished; perfected”). Literally, "more than finished". ==== Adjective ==== plūsquamperfectum nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of plūsquamperfectus === Etymology 2 === From tempus praeteritum plūsquamperfectum, "the pluperfect tense" (Literally: "the more-than-finished past tense"). ==== Noun ==== plūsquamperfectum n (genitive plūsquamperfectī); second declension (grammar; neuter substantive (etymological)) the pluperfect ===== Usage notes ===== The term tempus praeteritum plūsquamperfectum should always be used; "plūsquamperfectum" by itself is simply the word from which the term's descendants originated. ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun (neuter).