Latin

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.

Inflection

Third declension.

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.

Synonyms

• (instruction): discīplīna, doctrīna, institūtiō

Related terms

Descendants

• English: instruction
• French: instruction
• Italian: istruzione
• Portuguese: instrução
• Russian: инструкция ‎(instrukcija)

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “instructio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• instructio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016