LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

territōrium

territōrium n (genitive territōriī or territōrī)
Classical[tɛr.rɪˈtoː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ter.riˈtɔː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. territory (particularly, the ritually established territory of a settlement bound by the pomerium)
    44 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Philippicae 2.40.102

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeterritōriumterritōria
genitiveterritōriī
territōrī		territōriōrum
dativeterritōriōterritōriīs
accusativeterritōriumterritōria
ablativeterritōriōterritōriīs
vocativeterritōriumterritōria

terrĭtōrĭum, ii, n. terra,
I. the land round a town, a domain, district, territory: colonis locus communis, qui prope oppidum relinquitur, territorium, Varr. L. L. 5, § 21 Müll.; cf.: territorium est universitas agrorum intra fines cujusque civitatis, Dig. 50, 16, 239 fin.: florentis coloniae territorium, Cic. Phil. 2, 40, 102; so, Neapolitanum, Pall. Mart. 10, 16: extra territorium abire, Plin. 29, 6, 34, § 106: territoria earum (civitatum) habitare, Amm. 16, 2, 12.

Origins

From terra (“land”) + -torium (suffix forming nouns denoting a place).

Descendants
  • Frenchterroirfrom Vulgar Latin *terratorium
  • Catalanterritori
  • Englishterritory
  • Frenchterritoire
  • GermanTerritorium
  • Italianterritorio
  • Occitanterritòri
  • Occitanterrador
  • Portugueseterritório
  • Romanianteritoriu

In English words that came into English from territōrium

  • territoryterritōrium
  • territorialterritorialis

Quick answers

What does territōrium mean in Latin?
territōrium, a noun, means “territory (particularly, the ritually established territory of a settlement bound by the pomerium)”.
What is the genitive of territōrium?
The genitive singular is territōriī. territōrium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce territōrium?
In classical Latin, [tɛr.rɪˈtoː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ter.riˈtɔː.ri.um].