-turio

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See also: turio

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

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