instructio

Latin

Etymology

From īnstruō (“build, construct; arrange”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈstruːk.ti.oː/, [ĩːˈstruːk.ti.oː]

Noun

īnstrūctiō f (genitive īnstrūctiōnis); third declension

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

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative īnstrūctiō īnstrūctiōnēs
Genitive īnstrūctiōnis īnstrūctiōnum
Dative īnstrūctiōnī īnstrūctiōnibus
Accusative īnstrūctiōnem īnstrūctiōnēs
Ablative īnstrūctiōne īnstrūctiōnibus
Vocative īnstrūctiō īnstrūctiōnēs

Synonyms

Descendants

References
  • instructio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • instructio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • instructio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • instructio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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