-torium

See also: torium and tórium

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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    Neuter of -tōrius, or equivalent to -tor + -ium.

    Suffix

    -tōrium n (genitive -tōriī or -tōrī)Category:Latin lemmas#TORIUMCategory:Latin suffixes#TORIUMCategory:Latin noun-forming suffixes#TORIUMCategory:Latin second declension suffixes#TORIUMCategory:Latin neuter suffixes in the second declension#TORIUMCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#TORIUMCategory:Latin neuter suffixes#TORIUMCategory:Pages with entries#TORIUMCategory:Pages with 1 entry#TORIUM; second declension

    1. Used to form nouns denoting a place.
      Synonyms: -ārium, -īle, -ētum
      ‎condō (“to put away, store, bury”) + ‎-torium → ‎conditōrium (“coffin, tomb, sepulchre”)
    2. 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
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    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Suffix

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    1. inflection of -tōrius:
      1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
      2. accusative masculine singular
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