LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix · neutersecond declension

-tōrium

-tōrium n (genitive -tōriī or -tōrī)
Classical[ˈtoː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. morphemeUsed to form nouns denoting a place.
    condō (“to put away, store, bury”) + -torium → conditōrium (“coffin, tomb, sepulchre”)
  2. morphemeUsed to form nouns denoting an instrument or tool.
    pungō (“to prick, puncture, sting”) + -torium → punctōrium (“instrument for pricking”)

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōrius Latin -torium Neuter of -tōrius, or equivalent to -tor + -ium.

Elsewhere
  • French-oir
  • Italian-toio
  • Portuguese-dourofrom Old Galician-Portuguese -doiro
  • Portuguese-doirofrom Old Galician-Portuguese -doiro
  • Spanish-dero
  • Asturian-doriufrom Old Leonese -torio
  • Asturian-doirufrom Old Leonese -torio
  • Asturian-derufrom Old Leonese -dero
  • Asturian-eerufrom Old Leonese -dero
  • Galician-doirofrom Old Galician-Portuguese -doiro
Borrowings
  • French-(t)oire
  • Portuguese-tório
  • Portuguese-ório

Quick answers

What does -tōrium mean in Latin?
-tōrium, a suffix, means “Used to form nouns denoting a place.; Used to form nouns denoting an instrument or tool.”.
How do you pronounce -tōrium?
In classical Latin, [ˈtoː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɔː.ri.um].