instructio
Latin
Etymology
From īnstruō (“build, construct; arrange”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈstruːk.ti.oː/, [ĩːˈs̠t̪ruːkt̪ioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈstruk.t͡si.o/, [inˈst̪rukt̪͡s̪io]
Noun
īnstrūctiō f (genitive īnstrūctiōnis); third declension
- A constructing, erecting, building, insertion.
- An arranging, planting, setting in array; formation.
- (figuratively) An instruction, training.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | īnstrūctiō | īnstrūctiōnēs |
| Genitive | īnstrūctiōnis | īnstrūctiōnum |
| Dative | īnstrūctiōnī | īnstrūctiōnibus |
| Accusative | īnstrūctiōnem | īnstrūctiōnēs |
| Ablative | īnstrūctiōne | īnstrūctiōnibus |
| Vocative | īnstrūctiō | īnstrūctiōnēs |
Synonyms
- (instruction): discīplīna, doctrīna, institūtiō
Related terms
- īnstrūctē
- īnstrūctor
- īnstrūctūra
- īnstrūctus
- īnstrūmentum
- īnstruō
Descendants
- Catalan: instrucció
- English: instruction
- French: instruction
- Galician: instrución
- Italian: istruzione
- Occitan: instruccion
- Portuguese: instrução
- Russian: инструкция (instrukcija)
- Spanish: instrucción
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