LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

cōnstruō

cōnstruō (present infinitive cōnstruere, perfect active cōnstrūxī, supine cōnstrūctum)
Classical[ˈkõː.stru.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn.stru.o]

Meaning

  1. to heap, bring, collect or gather together
  2. to construct, build, fabricate, erect
  3. to connect, construct

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cōnstruōcōnstruēbamcōnstruamcōnstrūxīcōnstrūxeramcōnstrūxerō
2nd sg.cōnstruiscōnstruēbāscōnstruēscōnstrūxistīcōnstrūxerāscōnstrūxeris
3rd sg.cōnstruitcōnstruēbatcōnstruetcōnstrūxitcōnstrūxeratcōnstrūxerit
1st pl.cōnstruimuscōnstruēbāmuscōnstruēmuscōnstrūximuscōnstrūxerāmuscōnstrūxerimus
2nd pl.cōnstruitiscōnstruēbātiscōnstruētiscōnstrūxistiscōnstrūxerātiscōnstrūxeritis
3rd pl.cōnstruuntcōnstruēbantcōnstruentcōnstrūxērunt
cōnstrūxēre		cōnstrūxerantcōnstrūxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cōnstruamcōnstrueremcōnstrūxerimcōnstrūxissem
2nd sg.cōnstruāscōnstruerēscōnstrūxerīscōnstrūxissēs
3rd sg.cōnstruatcōnstrueretcōnstrūxeritcōnstrūxisset
1st pl.cōnstruāmuscōnstruerēmuscōnstrūxerīmuscōnstrūxissēmus
2nd pl.cōnstruātiscōnstruerētiscōnstrūxerītiscōnstrūxissētis
3rd pl.cōnstruantcōnstruerentcōnstrūxerintcōnstrūxissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.cōnstruorcōnstruēbarcōnstruar
2nd sg.cōnstrueris
cōnstruere		cōnstruēbāris
cōnstruēbāre		cōnstruēris
cōnstruēre
3rd sg.cōnstruiturcōnstruēbāturcōnstruētur
1st pl.cōnstruimurcōnstruēbāmurcōnstruēmur
2nd pl.cōnstruiminīcōnstruēbāminīcōnstruēminī
3rd pl.cōnstruunturcōnstruēbanturcōnstruentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.cōnstruarcōnstruerer
2nd sg.cōnstruāris
cōnstruāre		cōnstruerēris
cōnstruerēre
3rd sg.cōnstruāturcōnstruerētur
1st pl.cōnstruāmurcōnstruerēmur
2nd pl.cōnstruāminīcōnstruerēminī
3rd pl.cōnstruanturcōnstruerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cōnstruecōnstruere
pres. 2nd pl.cōnstruitecōnstruiminī
fut. 2nd sg.cōnstruitōcōnstruitor
fut. 3rd sg.cōnstruitōcōnstruitor
fut. 2nd pl.cōnstruitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cōnstruuntōcōnstruuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecōnstruerecōnstruī
perfect infinitivecōnstrūxissecōnstrūctum esse
future infinitivecōnstrūctūrum essecōnstrūctum īrī
present participlecōnstruēns—
perfect participle—cōnstrūctus
cōnstrūcta, cōnstrūctā, cōnstrūctae, cōnstrūctam, cōnstrūctārum, cōnstrūctās, cōnstrūcte, cōnstrūctī, cōnstrūctīs, cōnstrūctō, cōnstrūctōrum, cōnstrūctōs
future participlecōnstrūctūrus
cōnstrūctūra, cōnstrūctūrā, cōnstrūctūrae, cōnstrūctūram, cōnstrūctūrārum, cōnstrūctūrās, cōnstrūctūre, cōnstrūctūrī, cōnstrūctūrīs, cōnstrūctūrō, cōnstrūctūrōrum, cōnstrūctūrōs, cōnstrūctūrum		cōnstruendus
cōnstruenda, cōnstruendā, cōnstruendae, cōnstruendam, cōnstruendārum, cōnstruendās, cōnstruende, cōnstruendīs, cōnstruendōrum, cōnstruendōs
gerundcōnstruendī, cōnstruendō, cōnstruendumsupinecōnstrūctum, cōnstrūctū

con-strŭo, struxi, structum, 3 (
I. part. fut. constrŭĭtūra, Ven. Carm. 2, 10 fin.), v. a.
I. To heap, bring, or gather together, to heap or pile up (class.): acervos nummorum apud aliquem, Cic. Phil. 2, 38, 97; cf.: omnibus rebus et modis constructā et coacervatā pecuniā, id. Agr. 1, 5, 14; and acervum, Hor. S. 1, 1, 44: divitias, id. ib. 2, 3, 96: carros, to make a barricade, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 195, 29: has omnes multas magnificasque res, Cic. de Or. 1, 35, 161; cf.: copiam ornamentorum uno in loco, id. ib. § 162: super prela congeriem, Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 318.—
II. (Like compono, II.) To make by piling up, to make, fabricate, construct, build (class.; most freq. in Cic.).
A. In gen.: construere atque aedificare mundum, Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 19: ut navem, ut aedificium idem destruit facillime qui construxit, id. Sen. 20, 72; cf. delubra, id. Leg. 2, 8, 19: arces, Sil. 8, 145: sepulcrum saxo quadrato, Liv. 1, 26, 14; cf.: horrea saxeo muro constructa, Suet. Ner. 38; and: pilam saxeam magnis molibus, Verg. A. 9, 712: cubilia sibi nidosque (aves), Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129; cf. nidos, id. de Or. 2, 6, 23; and: nidum sibi, Ov. M. 15, 397: dentibus in ore constructis manditur cibus, arranged, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 134: large multiplici constructae sunt dape mensae, furnished, * Cat. 64, 304.—
B. Esp., in gram. lang., to connect grammatically, construct, Prisc. p. 1099 sq. P. et saep.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincōnstruō

Latin struō Latin cōnstruō From con- (“with”) + struō (“pile up, arrange; build, erect”).

Descendants
  • Frenchconstruire
  • Romanianconstruifrom French construire
  • Germankonstruieren
  • Italiancostruire
  • Portugueseconstruir
  • Spanishconstruir
  • Englishconstruct
  • Englishconstrue
  • Crimean Tatarkonstruirlemek
  • Dutchconstrueren

In English words that came into English from cōnstruō

  • constructioncōnstructiō
  • constructcōnstrūctus
  • construecōnstruō
  • constructorcōnstrūctor

Quick answers

What does cōnstruō mean in Latin?
cōnstruō, a verb, means “to heap, bring, collect or gather together; to construct, build, fabricate, erect; to connect, construct”.
What are the principal parts of cōnstruō?
cōnstruō, cōnstruere, cōnstrūxī, cōnstrūctum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce cōnstruō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkõː.stru.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔn.stru.o].
Where does cōnstruō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnstruō.
Which English words come from cōnstruō?
English words that go back to Latin cōnstruō include construct, construe, construction and constructor.