struō

stru -ō „aufhäufen, anordnen, konstruieren“ (struō).

uig. *strew- „streuen, ausbreiten“

From Proto-Italic *strowō, from Proto-Indo-European *strew- (“to strew, to spread out”). The stems of strūxī and strūctum (for the expected *strōvī and *strūtum) must be analogical on the model of fluō.^[1] Cognate with Old English strewian (English strew), Old Norse strá.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈstru.oː/, [ˈs̠t̪ruoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈstru.o/, [ˈst̪ruːo]

Verb

struō (present infinitive struere, perfect active strūxī, supine strūctum); third conjugation

to place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together [ synonyms ▲]
Synonyms: cumulō, accumulō, exstruō, onerō, inaedificō, colligō
to compose, construct, build [ synonyms ▲]
Synonyms: aedificō, exaedificō, inaedificō, cōnstituō, cōnstruō, condō, compōnō, fundō, statuō, exstruō, mōlior
(transferred) to ready, prepare, devise, design, contrive, arrange, plot, aim at, accomplish, to make or do a plan, purpose, intent, or course of action [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
Synonyms: inveniō, māchinor, parō, comminīscor
to place, arrange [ synonyms ▲]
Synonyms: pōnō, collocō, locō, sistō, statuō, cōnstituō
to heap up, load with [ synonym ▲]
Synonym: acervō

Usage notes

In Classical texts, the only passive forms for this verb are the third-person singular and plural. Please note that there is a disagreement over whether the root vowel is short or long in the third and fourth principal parts and the verb forms based on these (strūxī for struxī and strūctum for structum).

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