defecta

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Latin

Adjective

dēfecta

  1. inflection of dēfectus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

dēfectā

  1. ablative feminine singular of dēfectus

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.fekˈta/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: de‧fec‧ta

Etymology 1

From defect (“out of order”).

Verb

a defecta (third-person singular present defectează, past participle defectat) 1st conjugation

  1. (reflexive) to break down, become out of order
    Synonym: se strica
  2. (transitive) to break (render nonfunctional)
    Synonym: strica
    Antonyms: drege, repara
Conjugation
    conjugation of defecta (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive a defecta
gerund defectând
past participle defectat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present defectez defectezi defectează defectăm defectați defectează
imperfect defectam defectai defecta defectam defectați defectau
simple perfect defectai defectași defectă defectarăm defectarăți defectară
pluperfect defectasem defectaseși defectase defectaserăm defectaserăți defectaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să defectez să defectezi să defecteze să defectăm să defectați să defecteze
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative defectează defectați
negative nu defecta nu defectați
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English defect.

Verb

a defecta (third-person singular present defectează, past participle defectat) 1st conjugation (uncommon)

  1. (intransitive) to defect
    • 2005 March 3, Marina Constantinoiu, Răzvan Belciuganu, “Eroi sau trădători? Defectorii ”, in Jurnalul Național, year 13, number 3591, →ISSN, page 5:
      Pacepa este un simbol. A fost demnitarul cu cel mai înalt grad din serviciile secrete din cadrul fostului bloc comunist care a defectat în Statele Unite.
      Pacepa is a symbol. He was the highest-ranked dignitary from the secret services of the former Communist bloc to defect to the United States.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈfek.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ekta
  • Hyphenation: de‧fec‧ta

Adjective

defecta

  1. definite nominative/accusative feminine singular of defect (“out of order”)

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