-torium
Latin
Alternative forms
- -sōrium (used in words derived from verbs with a supine stem ending in -s-)
- -ōrium (Medieval Latin)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtoː.ri.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ɔː.ri.um]
Etymology 1
Neuter of -tōrius, or equivalent to -tor + -ium.
Suffix
-tōrium n (genitive -tōriī or -tōrī); second declension
- Used to form nouns denoting a place.
- Synonyms: -ārium, -īle, -ētum
- condō (“to put away, store, bury”) + -torium → conditōrium (“coffin, tomb, sepulchre”)
- Used to form nouns denoting an instrument or tool.
- Synonyms: -culum, -men, -mentum
- pungō (“to prick, puncture, sting”) + -torium → punctōrium (“instrument for pricking”)
Usage notes
Many formations date to Late Latin. Sometimes used in New Latin to form instrument nouns such as computātōrium after forms in modern languages with a similar ending. Normally attached to verbs, using the same stem as the supine or perfect past participle.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -tōrium | -tōria |
| genitive | -tōriī -tōrī1 |
-tōriōrum |
| dative | -tōriō | -tōriīs |
| accusative | -tōrium | -tōria |
| ablative | -tōriō | -tōriīs |
| vocative | -tōrium | -tōria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -torium
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix
-tōrium
- inflection of -tōrius:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- accusative masculine singular