-turio

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to -tōr (agent suffix) +‎ -eō (causative suffix), from Proto-Italic *-tōr + *-eō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr + *-éyeti. The Latin causative suffix is the same as found in the majority, but not all, second conjugation verbs; more at -eō.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-turiō (present infinitive -turīre, perfect active -turīvī, supine -turītum); fourth conjugation

  1. I desire, I wish (verbal suffix appended to various words to make a new word meaning to desire or wish for an action.)
    pariō (I bring forth) + ‎-turio → ‎parturiō (I am in labour)
    nubō (I veil, marry) + ‎-turio → ‎nupturiō (I wish to wed)
    Sulla*sullō (I do as Sulla did)sullaturiō (pessimistically jocular: I wish to imitate Sulla)

Usage notes

  • Appending this suffix creates a fourth conjugation verb.
  • The -turio aspectual compounds are sometimes referred to as desiderative; the Late Latin era grammarians Priscianus and Diomedes use the phrase meditative, or verba meditativa, for this construction.

Conjugation

1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

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