LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

dēfūnctus

dēfūnctus (feminine dēfūncta, neuter dēfūnctum)
Classical[deːˈfuːŋk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[deˈfuŋk.tus]

Meaning

  1. participledone with, performed, finished, having finished
    Velut defuncti regis imperioSo they [wanted to] perform the king’s order27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita I.4
  2. participledead, deceased
  3. participledefunct

dēfunctus, a, um, Part., from defungor.
dēfunctus, ūs, m. defungor,
I. death, Tert. adv. Velent. 26.

Origins

Perfect active (or passive, with active meaning) participle of dēfungor (“have done with, perform, finish”)

Descendants
  • Catalandifunt
  • Englishdefunct
  • Frenchdéfunt
  • Italiandefunto
  • Portuguesedefunto
  • Romaniandefunct
  • Spanishdifunto
  • Asturiandifuntu
  • Asturiandefuntu
  • Dalmatiandefuant

Quick answers

What does dēfūnctus mean in Latin?
dēfūnctus, a verb, means “done with, performed, finished, having finished; dead, deceased; defunct”.
What are the principal parts of dēfūnctus?
dēfūnctus, dēfūncta, dēfūnctum (first/second-declension participle).
How do you pronounce dēfūnctus?
In classical Latin, [deːˈfuːŋk.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈfuŋk.tus].