-turio

See also: turio

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to -tōr (agent suffix) +‎ -eō (causative suffix), from Proto-Italic *-tōr + *-eō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr + *-éyeti. The Latin causative suffix is the same ending as found in, but not all, second conjugation verbs; more at -eō.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-turiō (present infinitive -turīre, perfect active -turīvī, supine -turītum); fourth conjugation

  1. Forms desiderative verbs from other verbs.
    pariō (to bring forth) + ‎-turio → ‎parturiō (to be in labour)
    nubō (to veil, marry) + ‎-turio → ‎nupturiō (to wish to wed)
    Sulla*sullō (I do as Sulla did)sullaturiō (pessimistically jocular: I wish to imitate Sulla)

Usage notes

  • The -turio aspectual compounds are sometimes referred to as desiderative; the Late Latin era grammarians Priscianus and Diomedes use the phrase meditative, or verba meditativa, for this construction.

Conjugation

See also