destructio

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Latin

Etymology

From dēstruō (to destroy, ruin) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

dēstrūctiō f (genitive dēstrūctiōnis); third declension

  1. destruction, demolition
    Synonyms: lētum, excidium, ruīna, dēmōlītiō, vāstātiō, devāstātiō, perniciēs, pestis, perditiō, exitium
  2. refutation

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dēstrūctiō dēstrūctiōnēs
genitive dēstrūctiōnis dēstrūctiōnum
dative dēstrūctiōnī dēstrūctiōnibus
accusative dēstrūctiōnem dēstrūctiōnēs
ablative dēstrūctiōne dēstrūctiōnibus
vocative dēstrūctiō dēstrūctiōnēs

Descendants

References

  • destructio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • destructio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.