-torium

See also: torium and tórium

Latin

Alternative forms

-sorium (used in words derived from verbs with a supine stem ending in -s-)
-orium (Medieval 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

Used to form nouns denoting a place.
Synonyms: -ārium, -īle, -ētum

‎condō (“to put away, store, bury”) + ‎-torium → ‎conditōrium (“coffin, tomb, sepulchre”)
Used to form nouns denoting an instrument or tool.
Synonyms: -culum, -men, -mentum

‎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).

	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).

Derived terms

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

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