-torium
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtoː.ri.um/, [ˈt̪oːriʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈto.ri.um/, [ˈt̪ɔːrium]
Etymology 1 edit
Neuter of -tōrius, or equivalent to -tor + -ium.
Suffix edit
-tōrium n (genitive -tōriī or -tōrī); second declension
- Used to form nouns denoting a place.
- condō (“to put away, store, bury”) + -torium → conditōrium (“coffin, tomb, sepulchre”)
- Used to form nouns denoting an instrument or tool.
- pungō (“to prick, puncture, sting”) + -torium → punctōrium (“instrument for pricking”)
Usage notes edit
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.
Declension edit
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 edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix edit
-tōrium
- inflection of -tōrius: