-tório
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin -tōrius, -tōrium. Doublet of -doiro and -douro.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-tório (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -tória, masculine plural -tórios, feminine plural -tórias)
- -ory (that causes or performs the suffixed action)
- inflamar (“to inflame”) + -tório → inflamatório (“inflammatory”)
Suffix edit
-tório m (noun-forming suffix, plural -tórios)
- -ory (that which pertains to, or serves for)