Latin edit

Etymology edit

From īnstruō (build, construct; arrange).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

īnstrūctūra f (genitive īnstrūctūrae); first declension

  1. A building in, enclosure, barrier.
  2. (of discourse) An arrangement, construction.
  3. (military) An array, order of battle.

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative īnstrūctūra īnstrūctūrae
Genitive īnstrūctūrae īnstrūctūrārum
Dative īnstrūctūrae īnstrūctūrīs
Accusative īnstrūctūram īnstrūctūrās
Ablative īnstrūctūrā īnstrūctūrīs
Vocative īnstrūctūra īnstrūctūrae

Related terms edit

References edit

  • instructura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • instructura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • instructura in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016