defecta

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

• defectare
• defectat

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 [Heroes or traitors? The defectors]”, 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.

Related terms

• defector
• defecție

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”)

Further reading

• “defecta”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025