architectonia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχιτεκτονία (arkhitektonía), from ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, architect, master craftsman) + -ία (-ía), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, master) + τέκτων (téktōn, craftsman, builder), equivalent to archi- + tecton[icus] + -ia.

Pronunciation

Noun

architectonia f (genitive architectoniae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) architecture, construction; architectonic design; master craftsmanship
    Synonym: architectūra

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative architectonia architectoniae
Genitive architectoniae architectoniārum
Dative architectoniae architectoniīs
Accusative architectoniam architectoniās
Ablative architectoniā architectoniīs
Vocative architectonia architectoniae

Synonyms

  • architectonicē (attested in Classical Latin in Quintilian)

Descendants

Further reading

  • architectonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Souter, Alexander (1949) “architectonia”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D., 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 22
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