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Latin
Pronunciation
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.
- condō (“to put away, store, bury”) + -torium → conditōrium (“coffin, tomb, sepulchre”)
- Synonyms: -ārium, -īle, -ētum
- Used to form nouns denoting an instrument or tool.
- pungō (“to prick, puncture, sting”) + -torium → punctōrium (“instrument for pricking”)
- Synonyms: -culum, -men, -mentum
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).
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix
-tōrium
- inflection of -tōrius:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- accusative masculine singular