defecta

dēfecta

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

dēfectā

1. ablative feminine singular of dēfectus

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

From defect (“out of order”).

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

• defectare
• defectat

Borrowed from English defect.

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.

• defector
• defecție

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

defecta

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

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