-torium

== Latin == === Alternative forms === -sōrium (used in words derived from verbs with a supine stem ending in -s-) -ōrium (Medieval Latin) === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtoː.ri.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɔː.ri.um] === 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). 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