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īnstituere to establish
īnstituere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to establish.
Definitions for īnstituere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
establish, institute
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To set in being or operation, organize (a process, activity, business, etc.). (b) to put up, erect (a building or other structure). (c) to set up, organize (a military force).
- 2
To set up formally, establish (an institution, ceremony, etc.). (b) to establish, fix (a standard).
- 3
(usu. w. pred. acc.) To appoint (for a particular office or function); (ellipt.) to appoint as heir.
- 4
To institute, originate, establish (a custom, practice, etc.). (b) (a practice of one's own). (c) (an example, precedent).
- 5
(w. emph. on the fact of commencing) To set to work on (a task, project, or other activity), start on, set about. (b) (w. inf.).
Sentences with īnstituere
Latin to English
Amphora coepit institui: currente rota cur urceus exit?Compare It was a wine jar that was to be molded: as the wheel runs round why does it come out a pitcher?
Conjugation table for īnstituere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| īnstituō īnstituis īnstituit īnstituimus īnstituitis īnstituunt | īnstituēbam īnstituēbās īnstituēbat īnstituēbāmus īnstituēbātis īnstituēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| īnstituī īnstituistī īnstituit īnstituimus īnstituistis īnstituērunt / īnstituēre | īnstitueram īnstituerās īnstituerat īnstituerāmus īnstituerātis īnstituerant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| īnstituam īnstituēs īnstituet īnstituēmus īnstituētis īnstituent | īnstituerō īnstitueris īnstituerit īnstituerimus īnstitueritis īnstituerint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| īnstituam īnstituās īnstituat īnstituāmus īnstituātis īnstituant | īnstituerem īnstituerēs īnstitueret īnstituerēmus īnstituerētis īnstituerent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| īnstituerim īnstitueris īnstituerit īnstituerimus īnstitueritis īnstituerint | īnstituissem īnstituissēs īnstituisset īnstituissēmus īnstituissētis īnstituissent |
Infinitive present īnstituere Infinitive perfect īnstituisse Infinitive future īnstitūtūrum esse | Imperative present īnstitue īnstituite Imperative future īnstituitō īnstituitō īnstituitōte īnstituuntō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| īnstituor īnstitueris īnstituitur īnstituimur īnstituiminī īnstituuntur | īnstituēbar īnstituēbāris / īnstituēbāre īnstituēbātur īnstituēbāmur īnstituēbāminī īnstituēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| īnstitūtus sum īnstitūtus es īnstitūtus est īnstitūtī sumus īnstitūtī estis īnstitūtī sunt | īnstitūtus eram īnstitūtus erās īnstitūtus erat īnstitūtī erāmus īnstitūtī erātis īnstitūtī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| īnstituar īnstituēris / īnstituēre īnstituētur īnstituēmur īnstituēminī īnstituentur | īnstitūtus erō īnstitūtus eris īnstitūtus erit īnstitūtī erimus īnstitūtī eritis īnstitūtī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| īnstituar īnstituāris / īnstituāre īnstituātur īnstituāmur īnstituāminī īnstituantur | īnstituerer īnstituerēris / īnstituerēre īnstituerētur īnstituerēmur īnstituerēminī īnstituerentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| īnstitūtus sim īnstitūtus sīs īnstitūtus sit īnstitūtī sīmus īnstitūtī sītis īnstitūtī sint | īnstitūtus essem īnstitūtus essēs īnstitūtus esset īnstitūtī essēmus īnstitūtī essētis īnstitūtī essent |
Infinitive present īnstituī Infinitive perfect īnstitūtum esse Infinitive future īnstitūtum īrī | Imperative present īnstituere īnstituiminī Imperative future īnstituitor īnstituitor - īnstituuntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | īnstituēns | īnstituentēs |
| Gen. | īnstituentis | īnstituentium |
| Dat. | īnstituentī | īnstituentibus |
| Acc. | īnstituentem | īnstituentēs |
| Abl. | īnstituente | īnstituentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | īnstitūtūrus | īnstitūtūrī |
| Gen. | īnstitūtūrī | īnstitūtūrōrum |
| Dat. | īnstitūtūrō | īnstitūtūrīs |
| Acc. | īnstitūtūrum | īnstitūtūrōs |
| Abl. | īnstitūtūrō | īnstitūtūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | īnstitūtus | īnstitūtī |
| Gen. | īnstitūtī | īnstitūtōrum |
| Dat. | īnstitūtō | īnstitūtīs |
| Acc. | īnstitūtum | īnstitūtōs |
| Abl. | īnstitūtō | īnstitūtīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | īnstituendus | īnstituendī |
| Gen. | īnstituendī | īnstituendōrum |
| Dat. | īnstituendō | īnstituendīs |
| Acc. | īnstituendum | īnstituendōs |
| Abl. | īnstituendō | īnstituendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | īnstituere | īnstitūtum |
| Gen. | īnstituendī | īnstitūtū |
| Dat. | īnstituendō | |
| Acc. | īnstituendum | |
| Abl. | īnstituendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 478.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 929.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 126.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "īnstituō, īnstituere, īnstituī, īnstitūtum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed April 30, 2025. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/instituo-instituere-institui-institutum.
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Wheelock's Latin
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