constructio, constructionis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
erection, putting/joining together; building, construction; arrangement (words);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | constructio | constructiones |
| Gen. | constructionis | constructionum, constructionium |
| Dat. | constructioni | constructionibus |
| Acc. | constructionem | constructiones |
| Voc. | constructio | constructiones |
| Abl. | constructione | constructionibus |
Examples
Liber V
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...dulcedine placet; postremo alia verba alius sonus alia constructio. Nam plurimum refert, ut Thucydides ait, κτῆμα..."Liber I
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...proferret. Adsunt aptae crebraeque sententiae, gravis et decora constructio, sonantia verba et antiqua. Omnia haec mire placent..."