obstructio

Latin

Etymology

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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.

Case 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.
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