See also: torium and tórium

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Suffix

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-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
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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
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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
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • French: -oir
  • Italian: -toio
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: -doiro
  • Sicilian: -toru
  • Spanish: -dero
  • Borrowings:

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

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-tōrium

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