-orium

Morpheme

-orium

Type

suffix

Denotation

noun suffix denoting “that which pertains to or serves for” (plural -oria)

Etymology

Latin -tōrium

Evidence

auditorium, crematorium, dormitorium, moratorium, alutatorium, sanatorium, scriptorium, vomitorium

See Also

-oria, -ory, -orius, -orii

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