LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

exstrūctiō

exstrūctiō f (genitive exstrūctiōnis)
Classical[ɛks(ː)truːk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[eksˈstruk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. building up, construction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexstrūctiōexstrūctiōnēs
genitiveexstrūctiōnisexstrūctiōnum
dativeexstrūctiōnīexstrūctiōnibus
accusativeexstrūctiōnemexstrūctiōnēs
ablativeexstrūctiōneexstrūctiōnibus
vocativeexstrūctiōexstrūctiōnēs

exstructĭo (extr-), ōnis, f. exstruo,
I. a building up, erecting, structure.
I. Prop. (rare but class.): tectorum, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 150: contecti eā exstructione, quae sit ad memoriam aeternitatis, id. Phil. 14, 13, 34. —With gen.: vallorum, Vulg. Ezech. 17, 17.—In plur.: fastigiorum, Vitr. 7, 1 med. —*
II. Transf., an adorning, Tert. ad Uxor. 2, 3.

Origins

From exstructus, perfect passive participle of exstruō (“to build up, construct”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does exstrūctiō mean in Latin?
exstrūctiō, a noun, means “building up, construction”.
What is the genitive of exstrūctiō?
The genitive singular is exstrūctiōnis. exstrūctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce exstrūctiō?
In classical Latin, [ɛks(ː)truːk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eksˈstruk.t͡si.o].