instructio
Latin
Etymology
From īnstruō (“build, construct; arrange”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ĩːˈstruːk.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [inˈst̪ruk.t̪͡s̪i.o]
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.
| 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
Descendants
- Catalan: instrucció
- English: instruction
- French: instruction
- Galician: instrución
- Italian: istruzione
- Occitan: instruccion
- Portuguese: instrução
- Romanian: instrucție
- 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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016