-orium

English

Etymology

From Latin -ōrium.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːrɪəm/

Suffix

-orium (plural -oriums or -oria)

1. forming nouns denoting a place for a particular function.
   • 1933 July 9, Ellis Parker Butler, “Enough Is Sufficient”, in Los Angeles Times, volume LII, page 6, columns 2–3:

     “It’s a pickle jar,” said Alice. “It’s one of the new kind called a pickelorium.”

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -orium