-tório

See also: torio, Torio, and -torio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • -ório

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -tōrius, -tōrium. Doublet of -doiro and -douro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ [ˈtɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɔ.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ɾi.o/ [ˈtɔ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɔ.ɾjo/

Suffix

-tório (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -tória, masculine plural -tórios, feminine plural -tórias)

  1. -ory (that causes or performs the suffixed action)
    ‎inflamar (“to inflame”) + ‎-tório → ‎inflamatório (“inflammatory”)

Suffix

-tório m (noun-forming suffix, plural -tórios)

  1. -ory (that which pertains to, or serves for)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -tório
divinatório
eliminatório
mandatório
mictório
observatório
ostentatório
purgatório
qualificatório
respiratório
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