territorio

See also: território

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English territory), ultimately from Latin territōrium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈterːitorio/, [ˈt̪e̞rːiˌt̪o̞rio̞]
• Rhymes: -orio
• Syllabification^(key): ter‧ri‧to‧ri‧o
• Hyphenation^(key): ter‧ri‧to‧rio

Noun

territorio

1. territory

Declension

Inflection of territorio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		territorio	territoriot
genitive		territorion	territorioiden territorioitten
partitive		territoriota	territorioita
illative		territorioon	territorioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		territorio	territoriot
accusative	nom.	territorio	territoriot
	gen.	territorion
genitive		territorion	territorioiden territorioitten
partitive		territoriota	territorioita
inessive		territoriossa	territorioissa
elative		territoriosta	territorioista
illative		territorioon	territorioihin
adessive		territoriolla	territorioilla
ablative		territoriolta	territorioilta
allative		territoriolle	territorioille
essive		territoriona	territorioina
translative		territorioksi	territorioiksi
abessive		territoriotta	territorioitta
instructive		—	territorioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of territorio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative territorioni territorioni accusative nom. territorioni territorioni gen. territorioni genitive territorioni territorioideni territorioitteni partitive territoriotani territorioitani inessive territoriossani territorioissani elative territoriostani territorioistani illative territoriooni territorioihini adessive territoriollani territorioillani ablative territorioltani territorioiltani allative territoriolleni territorioilleni essive territorionani territorioinani translative territoriokseni territorioikseni abessive territoriottani territorioittani instructive — — comitative — territorioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative territoriosi territoriosi accusative nom. territoriosi territoriosi gen. territoriosi genitive territoriosi territorioidesi territorioittesi partitive territoriotasi territorioitasi inessive territoriossasi territorioissasi elative territoriostasi territorioistasi illative territorioosi territorioihisi adessive territoriollasi territorioillasi ablative territorioltasi territorioiltasi allative territoriollesi territorioillesi essive territorionasi territorioinasi translative territorioksesi territorioiksesi abessive territoriottasi territorioittasi instructive — — comitative — territorioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative territoriomme territoriomme accusative nom. territoriomme territoriomme gen. territoriomme genitive territoriomme territorioidemme territorioittemme partitive territoriotamme territorioitamme inessive territoriossamme territorioissamme elative territoriostamme territorioistamme illative territorioomme territorioihimme adessive territoriollamme territorioillamme ablative territorioltamme territorioiltamme allative territoriollemme territorioillemme essive territorionamme territorioinamme translative territorioksemme territorioiksemme abessive territoriottamme territorioittamme instructive — — comitative — territorioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative territorionne territorionne accusative nom. territorionne territorionne gen. territorionne genitive territorionne territorioidenne territorioittenne partitive territoriotanne territorioitanne inessive territoriossanne territorioissanne elative territoriostanne territorioistanne illative territorioonne territorioihinne adessive territoriollanne territorioillanne ablative territorioltanne territorioiltanne allative territoriollenne territorioillenne essive territorionanne territorioinanne translative territorioksenne territorioiksenne abessive territoriottanne territorioittanne instructive — — comitative — territorioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative territorionsa territorionsa accusative nom. territorionsa territorionsa gen. territorionsa genitive territorionsa territorioidensa territorioittensa partitive territoriotaan territoriotansa territorioitaan territorioitansa inessive territoriossaan territoriossansa territorioissaan territorioissansa elative territoriostaan territoriostansa territorioistaan territorioistansa illative territorioonsa territorioihinsa adessive territoriollaan territoriollansa territorioillaan territorioillansa ablative territorioltaan territorioltansa territorioiltaan territorioiltansa allative territoriolleen territoriollensa territorioilleen territorioillensa essive territorionaan territorionansa territorioinaan territorioinansa translative territoriokseen territorioksensa territorioikseen territorioiksensa abessive territoriottaan territoriottansa territorioittaan territorioittansa instructive — — comitative — territorioineen territorioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• Luoteisterritoriot
• Pohjoisterritorio

Further reading

• “territorio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Galician

Alternative forms

• território (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin territōrium, from terra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛriˈtɔɾjo/ [t̪ɛ.riˈt̪ɔ.ɾjʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɔɾjo
• Hyphenation: te‧rri‧to‧rio

Noun

territorio m (plural territorios)

1. territory

Related terms

• terra
• territorial

Further reading

• “territorio”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin territōrium, from terra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ter.riˈtɔ.rjo/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrjo
• Hyphenation: ter‧ri‧tò‧rio

Noun

territorio m (plural territori)

1. territory
2. precinct
3. jurisdiction

Related terms

• territoriale
• terra

Latin

Noun

territōriō

1. dative/ablative singular of territōrium

Portuguese

Noun

territorio m (plural territorios)

1. obsolete spelling of território

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin territōrium from terra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teriˈtoɾjo/ [t̪e.riˈt̪o.ɾjo]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oɾjo
• Syllabification: te‧rri‧to‧rio

Noun

territorio m (plural territorios)

1. territory
   • 2026 January 24, Lauren Kent, “Soldados daneses que lucharon junto a EE.UU. se sienten traicionados mientras Trump amenaza a Groenlandia y denigra a la OTAN”, in CNN en Español‎^[2], archived from the original on 26 January 2026:

     Apenas horas después de exigir “derecho, título y propiedad” del territorio autónomo danés el miércoles, el presidente Donald Trump dio un giro de 180 grados y anunció que había “formó el marco de un futuro acuerdo” sobre Groenlandia tras una reunión con el jefe de la OTAN, Mark Rutte.

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Derived terms

• territorio de Angol
• territorio de Antofagasta
• territorio de Aysén
• territorio de Llanquihue
• territorio de Magallanes

Related terms

• territorial
• tierra

Descendants

• → Tagalog: teritoryo

Further reading

• “territorio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025