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-orium

Syllables: -or·i·um/-ˈɔːɹ.ɪ.əm/US/-ˈoɹ.ɪ.əm/

-orium suffix: forming nouns denoting a place for a particular function or thing.

Suffix

-orium (noun-forming suffix, plural -oriums or -oria)

  1. Forming nouns denoting a place for a particular function or thing.
    • appress + -orium → appressorium
    • “It’s a pickle jar,” said Alice. “It’s one of the new kind called a pickelorium.”1933 July 9, Ellis Parker Butler, “Enough Is Sufficient”, in Los Angeles Times, volume LII, page 6, columns 2–3
    Synonyms:
    -arium

Synonyms of -orium

Forms of -orium

plural-oriums
plural-oria

Origin of -orium

Learned borrowing from Latin -ōrium. Doublet of -ory.

Questions about -orium

What does -orium mean?
-orium means forming nouns denoting a place for a particular function or thing.
What part of speech is -orium?
-orium is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -orium?
-orium is pronounced /-ˈɔːɹ.ɪ.əm/ (UK).

Words near -orium in the dictionary

  1. -or
  2. -orama
  3. -orexia
  4. -oria
  5. -ories
  6. -orium
  7. -oriums
  8. -orph-
  9. -orphan
  10. -orphine
  11. -orphone

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