instructio

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈstruk.ti.oː/, [ĩːˈstrʊk.ti.oː]

Noun

īnstructiō f (genitive īnstructiōnis); third declension

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

Usage notes

Note that there is a disagreement between whether a macron on the "u" is correct or not, as in īnstructiō or īnstrūctiō, and hence all other forms.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative īnstructiō īnstructiōnēs
genitive īnstructiōnis īnstructiōnum
dative īnstructiōnī īnstructiōnibus
accusative īnstructiōnem īnstructiōnēs
ablative īnstructiōne īnstructiōnibus
vocative īnstructiō īnstructiōnēs

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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