-torium

See also: torium and tórium

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtoː.ri.um/, [ˈt̪oːriʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈto.ri.um/, [ˈt̪ɔːrium]

Etymology 1

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

Suffix

-tōrium n (genitive -tōriī or -tōrī); second declension

1. Used to form nouns denoting a place.

   ‎condō (“to put away, store, bury”) + ‎-torium → ‎conditōrium (“coffin, tomb, sepulchre”)

2. Used to form nouns denoting an instrument or tool.

   ‎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).

Case	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).

Synonyms

• -ārium
• -culum

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -torium

Descendants

• French: -oir
• Italian: -toio
• Old Galician-Portuguese: -doiro
  • Galician: -doiro
  • Portuguese: -douro, -doiro (older form)
• Sicilian: -toru
• Spanish: -dero
• Borrowings:
  • → French: -(t)oire m
  • → Portuguese: -tório, -ório

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-tōrium

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