LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

īnstrūctiō

īnstrūctiō f (genitive īnstrūctiōnis)
Classical[ĩːˈstruːk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[inˈstruk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīnstrūctiōīnstrūctiōnēs
genitiveīnstrūctiōnisīnstrūctiōnum
dativeīnstrūctiōnīīnstrūctiōnibus
accusativeīnstrūctiōnemīnstrūctiōnēs
ablativeīnstrūctiōneīnstrūctiōnibus
vocativeīnstrūctiōīnstrūctiōnēs

in-structĭo, ōnis, f.,
I. a constructing, erecting, building.
I. Lit.: novi balinei, Trajan. ad Plin. Ep. 10, 35: tubulorum in cloacas, i. e. a sinking into, insertion, Vitr. 5, 9.—
B. Transf., an arranging, planting, setting in array: signorum, Cic. Caec. 15, 43; cf. Front. Strat. 2, 3, 4: militum, Auct. Her. 3, 10, 18.—In plur., Amm. 28, 1. —
II. Trop., instruction (syn.: doctrina, institutio, disciplina): futuri temporis pro instructione (al. per structionem), Arn. 5, 167.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinīnstrūctiō

Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin īnstruō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnstrūctiō From īnstruō (“build, construct; arrange”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalaninstrucció
  • Englishinstruction
  • Frenchinstruction
  • Italianistruzione
  • Occitaninstruccion
  • Portugueseinstrução
  • Romanianinstrucție
  • Spanishinstrucción
  • Galicianinstrución
  • Russianинструкция

Quick answers

What does īnstrūctiō mean in Latin?
īnstrūctiō, a noun, means “A constructing, erecting, building, insertion.; An arranging, planting, setting in array; formation.”.
What is the genitive of īnstrūctiō?
The genitive singular is īnstrūctiōnis. īnstrūctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce īnstrūctiō?
In classical Latin, [ĩːˈstruːk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈstruk.t͡si.o].
Where does īnstrūctiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin īnstrūctiō.