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noun · femininethird declension

īnstīnctiō

īnstīnctiō f (genitive īnstīnctiōnis)
Classical[ĩːˈstiːŋk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[inˈstiŋk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. instigation, impulse, instinction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīnstīnctiōīnstīnctiōnēs
genitiveīnstīnctiōnisīnstīnctiōnum
dativeīnstīnctiōnīīnstīnctiōnibus
accusativeīnstīnctiōnemīnstīnctiōnēs
ablativeīnstīnctiōneīnstīnctiōnibus
vocativeīnstīnctiōīnstīnctiōnēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnstīnctiō From īnstinguō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishinstinction

Quick answers

What does īnstīnctiō mean in Latin?
īnstīnctiō, a noun, means “instigation, impulse, instinction”.
What is the genitive of īnstīnctiō?
The genitive singular is īnstīnctiōnis. īnstīnctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce īnstīnctiō?
In classical Latin, [ĩːˈstiːŋk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈstiŋk.t͡si.o].