LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

substrūctiō

substrūctiō f (genitive substrūctiōnis)

Meaning

  1. foundation (of a building)
  2. substructure

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesubstrūctiōsubstrūctiōnēs
genitivesubstrūctiōnissubstrūctiōnum
dativesubstrūctiōnīsubstrūctiōnibus
accusativesubstrūctiōnemsubstrūctiōnēs
ablativesubstrūctiōnesubstrūctiōnibus
vocativesubstrūctiōsubstrūctiōnēs

substructĭo, ōnis, f. substruo,
I. an under - building, foundation, substructure, Vitr. 1, 5: maxima debet esse cura substructionum, id. 6, 11: maximae, Caes. B. C. 2, 25: insanae, Cic. Mil. 20, 53; 31, 85; Liv. 38, 28; Front. Aquaed. 3, 5 sq.; Col. 1, 5, 9; v. substruo fin.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin substrūctiō From substruō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishsubstruction
  • Frenchsubstruction
  • Italiansostruzione

Quick answers

What does substrūctiō mean in Latin?
substrūctiō, a noun, means “foundation (of a building); substructure”.
What is the genitive of substrūctiō?
The genitive singular is substrūctiōnis. substrūctiō is feminine, third declension.