-torius

Latin

Alternative forms

• -sōrius

Etymology

From -tor +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtoː.ri.us/, [ˈt̪oːriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈto.ri.us/, [ˈt̪ɔːrius]

Suffix

-tōrius (feminine -tōria, neuter -tōrium); first/second-declension suffix

1. -ory; used to form an adjective

   Synonym: -ārius

Usage notes

The suffix -tōrius is added to a participle to create a first- and second-declension adjective.

Examples:

meritōrius (“profitable”), from meritus (“earned”), perfect passive participle of mereō (“I earn, deserve, merit”)

textōrius (“of weaving”), from textus (“woven”), perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”) — could also be derived from textōr (“weaver”) with -ius

Note that in some cases, where the suffix -ius is added to an agent noun ending in -tor, the result may be difficult or impossible to distinguish from the addition of -tōrius.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-tōrius	-tōria	-tōrium		-tōriī	-tōriae	-tōria
Genitive	-tōriī	-tōriae	-tōriī		-tōriōrum	-tōriārum	-tōriōrum
Dative	-tōriō		-tōriō		-tōriīs
Accusative	-tōrium	-tōriam	-tōrium		-tōriōs	-tōriās	-tōria
Ablative	-tōriō	-tōriā	-tōriō		-tōriīs
Vocative	-tōrie	-tōria	-tōrium		-tōriī	-tōriae	-tōria

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -torius

Related terms

• -ius

Descendants

• Aromanian: -tor, -toari
• Asturian: -doriu
• Italian: -toio, -toia
• Old French: -oire
  • → Middle English: -orie
    • English: -ory
  • French: -oire
  • Norman: -ouaithe (Jersey)
• Old Galician-Portuguese: -doiro
  • Galician: -doiro
  • Portuguese: -doiro, -douro
• Romanian: -tor, -ător, -toare, -ătoare
• Spanish: -dero
• Borrowings:
  • → Portuguese: -tório, -ório
  • → Spanish: -torio