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
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.kʰi.tekˈto.ni.a/, [ärkʰɪt̪ɛkˈt̪ɔniä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ar.ki.tekˈto.ni.a/, [ärkit̪ekˈt̪ɔːniä]
Noun
architectonia f (genitive architectoniae); first declension
- (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)
Related terms
- architectātus
- architecticus
- architectō
- architectōn
- architectonicē
- architectonicus
- architectonizō
- architectonor
- architector
- architectūra
- architectus
Descendants
- French: architectonie
- Italian: architettonica
- Polish: architektonika
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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