facto

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfak.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfak.t̪o]

Etymology 1

From faciō +‎ -tō.

Verb

factō (present infinitive factāre, perfect active factāvī, supine factātum); first conjugation

1. to make, do, or perform regularly or frequently

Conjugation

   Conjugation of factō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	factō		factās		factat		factāmus		factātis		factant
	imperfect	factābam		factābās		factābat		factābāmus		factābātis		factābant
	future	factābō		factābis		factābit		factābimus		factābitis		factābunt
	perfect	factāvī		factāvistī		factāvit		factāvimus		factāvistis		factāvērunt, factāvēre
	pluperfect	factāveram		factāverās		factāverat		factāverāmus		factāverātis		factāverant
	future perfect	factāverō		factāveris		factāverit		factāverimus		factāveritis		factāverint
passive	present	factor		factāris, factāre		factātur		factāmur		factāminī		factantur
	imperfect	factābar		factābāris, factābāre		factābātur		factābāmur		factābāminī		factābantur
	future	factābor		factāberis, factābere		factābitur		factābimur		factābiminī		factābuntur
	perfect	factātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	factātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	factātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	factem		factēs		factet		factēmus		factētis		factent
	imperfect	factārem		factārēs		factāret		factārēmus		factārētis		factārent
	perfect	factāverim		factāverīs		factāverit		factāverīmus		factāverītis		factāverint
	pluperfect	factāvissem		factāvissēs		factāvisset		factāvissēmus		factāvissētis		factāvissent
passive	present	facter		factēris, factēre		factētur		factēmur		factēminī		factentur
	imperfect	factārer		factārēris, factārēre		factārētur		factārēmur		factārēminī		factārentur
	perfect	factātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	factātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		factā		—		—		factāte		—
	future	—		factātō		factātō		—		factātōte		factantō
passive	present	—		factāre		—		—		factāminī		—
	future	—		factātor		factātor		—		—		factantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		factāre			factārī			factāns			—
future		factātūrum esse			factātum īrī			factātūrus			factandus
perfect		factāvisse			factātum esse			—			factātus
future perfect		—			factātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		factātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		factandī		factandō		factandum		factandō		factātum		factātū

Derived terms

• factitō

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

factō n

1. dative/ablative singular of factum (“fact, deed, act, doing”)

Participle

factō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of factus

References

• “facto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “facto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fato (Brazil)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin factum. Doublet of feito.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ktu/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aktu
• Hyphenation: fac‧to

Noun

facto m (plural factos) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. fact (something which is real)

Derived terms

• de facto

Related terms

• factício
• factível
• factoide
• factual
• fazer
• feito

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɡto/ [ˈfaɣ̞.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -aɡto
• Syllabification: fac‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin factum. Compare the inherited doublet hecho.

Noun

facto m (plural factos)

1. (archaic) fact (something which is real)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English fact, itself from Old French fact, from Latin factum. Compare with the Internet slang interjection facts used to express agreement.

Noun

facto m (plural factos)

1. (Internet slang) an opinion considered a true fact; a trufax; a truth [from 2010s].

   Synonyms: hecho, (Internet slang) factor

   • 2017 December 19, @lurssia, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 31 October 2024:

     En esta cuenta solo vengo a decir factos y de las mejores actuaciones de ayer noche fue la de Miriam. Sigo calva aún.

     I only come to this account to spill trufax and Miriam's performance was one of the best one's last night. I'm still bald.

   • 2019 December 25, @PlanetaTamara, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 31 October 2024:

     Es el mejor pokemon de esta generación esto es un facto

     It's this generation's best Pokemon, this is a fact

   • 2021 March 25, @driko1903, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 31 October 2024:

     Dejaron de seguirme anoche 10 personas por soltar factos mientras tuiteaba sobre la isla,voy a tener que hacerlo más.

     10 people stopped following me for spilling trufax while tweeting about the island, I'll have to do it more

   • 2023 December 28, @loloskelton, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 31 October 2024:

     Carla sigue tirando factos, es Holder

     Carla keeps spilling trufax, she's a Holder

   • 2024 October 30, @mikemaquinadel, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 31 October 2024:

     Tirando factos hasta equivocarme
     Día #203
     Urge que regresen los equipos mexicanos a la copa libertadores para plantarles cara a los equipos Brasileños. Nadie más en este continente puede

     Spilling trufax until being mistaken
     Day #203
     It's urgent for Mexican teams to come back to the Copa Libertadores to face Brazilian teams. No one in this continent can

Usage notes

As a direct object, it's usually accompanied by the verbs soltar, decir, tirar, all meaning spill (to express) in this context.

Further reading

• “facto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024