Latin

Noun

īnstitūtum n ‎(genitive īnstitūtī); second declension

1. custom, principle
2. decree
3. intention
4. institution
5. habit

Inflection

Second declension.

Descendants

• French: institut
• Russsian: институт ‎(institut)

Participle

īnstitūtum

1. nominative neuter singular of īnstitūtus
2. accusative masculine singular of īnstitūtus
3. accusative neuter singular of īnstitūtus
4. vocative neuter singular of īnstitūtus

Verb

īnstitūtum

1. supine of īnstituō

References

• institutum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• institutum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “institutum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • a sound and sensible system of conduct: vitae ratio bene ac sapienter instituta
    
  • according to traditional usage: ex instituto (Liv. 6. 10. 6)
    
  • the constitution: instituta et leges
    
  • to give the state a constitution: rem publicam legibus et institutis temperare (Tusc. 1. 1. 2)
    
  • (ambiguous) a theme, subject proposed for discussion: institutum or id quod institui
    
  • (ambiguous) to remain true to one's principles: institutum tenere
    
• institutum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016