LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rēctūra

rēctūra f (genitive rēctūrae)
Classical[reːkˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[rekˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. control, government
  2. uprightness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerēctūrarēctūrae
genitiverēctūraerēctūrārum
dativerēctūraerēctūrīs
accusativerēctūramrēctūrās
ablativerēctūrārēctūrīs
vocativerēctūrarēctūrae

rectūra, ae, f. rego.
I. Uprightness, Front. Colon. p. 131 Goes. —
II. Control, government: decuriarum, Cassiod. Var. 5, 21.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃réǵeti
  3. Proto-Italic*regō
  4. Latinrēctūra

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin rēctūra From regō + -tūra.

Quick answers

What does rēctūra mean in Latin?
rēctūra, a noun, means “control, government; uprightness”.
What is the genitive of rēctūra?
The genitive singular is rēctūrae. rēctūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce rēctūra?
In classical Latin, [reːkˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [rekˈtuː.ra].
Where does rēctūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti → Proto-Italic *regō → Latin rēctūra.