-torius

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From -tor +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-tōrius (feminine -tōria, neuter -tōrium); first/second-declension suffix

  1. -ory; used to form an adjective
    Synonym: -ārius

Usage notes

The suffix -tōrius is added to a participle to create a first- and second-declension adjective.

Examples:
meritōrius (“profitable”), from meritus (“earned”), perfect passive participle of mereō (“I earn, deserve, merit”)
textōrius (“of weaving”), from textus (“woven”), perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”) — could also be derived from textōr (“weaver”) with -ius

Note that in some cases, where the suffix -ius is added to an agent noun ending in -tor, the result may be difficult or impossible to distinguish from the addition of -tōrius.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative -tōrius -tōria -tōrium -tōriī -tōriae -tōria
genitive -tōriī -tōriae -tōriī -tōriōrum -tōriārum -tōriōrum
dative -tōriō -tōriae -tōriō -tōriīs
accusative -tōrium -tōriam -tōrium -tōriōs -tōriās -tōria
ablative -tōriō -tōriā -tōriō -tōriīs
vocative -tōrie -tōria -tōrium -tōriī -tōriae -tōria

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -torius

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