perfectus

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin perfectus.[1] Doublet of parfait, perfect, and perfecto.

Noun

perfectus (plural perfecti)

  1. (historical, Christianity) Synonym of perfect (“leader of the Cathar movement”).

References

  1. ^ “Perfectus, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *perifaktos. Perfect passive participle of perficiō, from per- (completive prefix) + faciō (“to do, make”). By surface analysis, per- +‎ factus.

Pronunciation 1

Participle

perfectus (feminine perfecta, neuter perfectum); first/second-declension participle

  1. finished; completed
    Synonyms: absolūtus, complētus
    Antonyms: imperfectus, infectus, incohātus
  2. executed; carried out; performed
    Synonyms: factus, effectus
  3. perfected; made exquisite
  4. achieved; accomplished
  5. caused; brought about
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative perfectus perfecta perfectum perfectī perfectae perfecta
genitive perfectī perfectae perfectī perfectōrum perfectārum perfectōrum
dative perfectō perfectae perfectō perfectīs
accusative perfectum perfectam perfectum perfectōs perfectās perfecta
ablative perfectō perfectā perfectō perfectīs
vocative perfecte perfecta perfectum perfectī perfectae perfecta

Adjective

perfectus (feminine perfecta, neuter perfectum, comparative perfectior, superlative perfectissimus, adverb perfectē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. complete
  2. perfect; excellent; exquisite
  3. (of people) talented; accomplished (of very high skill)
  4. (of inanimate objects and concepts) noble; virtuous
  5. (Medieval Latin) righteous; honorable
  6. (grammar) perfect (relating to the perfect tense)
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative perfectus perfecta perfectum perfectī perfectae perfecta
genitive perfectī perfectae perfectī perfectōrum perfectārum perfectōrum
dative perfectō perfectae perfectō perfectīs
accusative perfectum perfectam perfectum perfectōs perfectās perfecta
ablative perfectō perfectā perfectō perfectīs
vocative perfecte perfecta perfectum perfectī perfectae perfecta
Descendants

Noun

perfectus m (genitive perfectūs); fourth declension

  1. (rare) a doing; a making
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative perfectus perfectūs
genitive perfectūs perfectuum
dative perfectuī perfectibus
accusative perfectum perfectūs
ablative perfectū perfectibus
vocative perfectus perfectūs

Pronunciation 2

Noun

perfectūs

  1. inflection of perfectus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular

References

  • “perfectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “perfectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "perfectus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • perfectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perfectus.

Adjective

perfectus m

  1. perfect (faultless, etc.)
    • circa 980, La Vie de Saint Léger
      Perfectus fud in caritet
      He was perfect in terms of charity

Usage notes

  • The Vie de Saint Léger citation above is the only known recorded usage.
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