§254. Nouns with Adjective Suffixes

Many fixed forms of the Nominal Adjective suffixes men tioned in the preceding sections, make Nouns more or less regularly used in particular senses:—

• -ārius, person employed about anything:—

  • argent-ārius, M., silversmith, broker, from argentum, silver.
  • Corinthi-ārius, M., worker in Corinthian bronze (sarcastic nickname of Augustus), from ( aes) Corinthium, Corinthian bronze.
  • centōn-ārius, M., ragman, from centō, patchwork.

• -āria, thing connected with something:—

  • argent-āria, F., bank, from argentum, silver.
  • arēn-āriae, F. plural, sandpits, from arēna, sand.
  • Asin-āria, F., name of a play, from asinus, ass. ¹

• -ārium, place of a thing (with a few of more general meaning):—

  • aer-ārium, N., treasury, from aes, copper.
  • tepid-ārium, N., warm bath, from tepidus, warm.
  • sūd-ārium, N., a towel, cf. sūdō, -āre, sweat.
  • sal-ārium, N., salt money, salary, from sāl, salt.
  • calendārium, N., a note-book, from calendae, calends.

• -tōria (-sōria):—

  • Agitā-tōria, F., a play of Plautus, The Carter, from agitātor.
  • vor-sōria, F., a tack (nautical), from vorsus, a turn.

• -tōrium (-sōrium), place of action (with a few of more general meaning):

  • dēvor-sōrium, N., an inn, as from dēvortō, turn aside.
  • audī-tōrium, N., a lecture-room, as from audiō, hear.
  • ten-tōrium, N., a tent, as from tendō, stretch.
  • tēc-tōrium, N., plaster, as from tegō, tēctus, cover.
  • por-tōrium, N., toll, cf. portō, carry, and portus, harbor.

• -īle, animal-stall:—

  • bov-īle, N., cattle-stall, from bōs, bŏvis, ox, cow.
  • ov-īle, N., sheepfold, from ovis, stem ovi-, sheep.

• -al for -āle, thing connected with the primitive:—

  • capit-al, N., headdress, capital crime, from caput, head.
  • penetr-āle (especially in plural), N., inner apartment, cf. penetrō, enter.
  • Sāturn-ālia, N. plural (the regular form for names of festivals), feast of Sat urn, from Sāturnus.

• -ētum, N. (cf. -ātus, -ūtus, see § 246. N.), -tum, place of a thing, especially with names of trees and plants to designate where these grow:—

  • querc-ētum, N., oak grove, from quercus, oak.
  • olīv-ētum, N., olive grove, from olīva, an olive tree.
  • salic-tum, N., a willow thicket, from salix, a willow tree.
  • Argil-ētum, N., The Clay Pit, from argilla, clay.

• -cus (sometimes with insertedi, -icus), -īcus, in any one of the genders, with various meanings:—

  • vīli-cus, M., a steward, vīli-ca, F., a stewardess, from vīlla, farm-house.
  • fabr-ica, F., a workshop, from faber, workman.
  • am-īcus, M., am-īca, F., friend, cf. amāre, to love.
  • būbul-cus, M., ox-tender, frombūb-ulus, diminutive, cf. bōs, ox.
  • cant-icum, N., song, from cantus, act of singing.
  • rubr-īca, F., red paint, from ruber, red.

• -eus, -ea, -eum, with various meanings:—

  • alv-eus, M., a trough, from alvus, the belly.
  • capr-ea, F., a wild she-goat, from caper, he-goat.
  • flamm-eum, N., a bridal veil, from flamma, flame, from its color.

• -ter (stem tri-), -aster, -ester:—

  • eques-ter, M., knight, for †equet-ter.
  • sequ-ester, M., a stake-holder, from derivative of sequor, follow.
  • ole-aster, M., wild olive, from olea, an olive tree.