obstructio

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Latin

Etymology

From obstruō +‎ -tiō.

Noun

obstrūctiō f (genitive obstrūctiōnis); third declension

  1. The act of closing up by building; a blocking up.
  2. (figuratively) An obstruction, barrier, hindrance.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative obstrūctiō obstrūctiōnēs
genitive obstrūctiōnis obstrūctiōnum
dative obstrūctiōnī obstrūctiōnibus
accusative obstrūctiōnem obstrūctiōnēs
ablative obstrūctiōne obstrūctiōnibus
vocative obstrūctiō obstrūctiōnēs

Descendants

References

  • obstructio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obstructio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obstructio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.