architectonia
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀρχιτεκτονία (arkhitektonía), from ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “architect, master craftsman”) + -ία (-ía), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “master”) + τέκτων (téktōn, “craftsman, builder”), equivalent to archi- + tecton[icus] + -ia.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.kʰi.tekˈto.ni.a/, [ärkʰɪt̪ɛkˈt̪ɔniä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ar.ki.tekˈto.ni.a/, [ärkit̪ekˈt̪ɔːniä]
Noun edit
architectonia f (genitive architectoniae); first declension
- (Late Latin) architecture, construction; architectonic design; master craftsmanship
- Synonym: architectūra
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | architectonia | architectoniae |
Genitive | architectoniae | architectoniārum |
Dative | architectoniae | architectoniīs |
Accusative | architectoniam | architectoniās |
Ablative | architectoniā | architectoniīs |
Vocative | architectonia | architectoniae |
Synonyms edit
- architectonicē (attested in Classical Latin in Quintilian)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- French: architectonie
- Italian: architettonica
- Polish: architektonika
Further reading edit
- architectonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Souter, Alexander (1949) “architectonia”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.[1], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 22