instructio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From īnstruō (build, construct; arrange) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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īnstrūctiō f (genitive īnstrūctiōnis); third declension

  1. A constructing, erecting, building, insertion.
  2. An arranging, planting, setting in array; formation.
  3. (figuratively) An instruction, training.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative īnstrūctiō īnstrūctiōnēs
Genitive īnstrūctiōnis īnstrūctiōnum
Dative īnstrūctiōnī īnstrūctiōnibus
Accusative īnstrūctiōnem īnstrūctiōnēs
Ablative īnstrūctiōne īnstrūctiōnibus
Vocative īnstrūctiō īnstrūctiōnēs

Synonyms

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Descendants

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References

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  • instructio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • instructio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • instructio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • instructio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016