[*] 254.
Many fixed forms of the Nominal Adjective suffixes men tioned in the
preceding sections, make Nouns more or less regularly used in
particular senses:—
-
-ārius, person
employed about anything:—
-
argent-ārius
, M., silversmith,
broker, from argentum, silver.
- Corinthi-ārius, M.,
worker in Corinthian bronze
(sarcastic nickname of Augustus), from (
aes
) Corinthium,
Corinthian bronze.
- centōn-ārius, M.,
ragman, from centō,
patchwork.
-
-āria, thing
connected with something:—
- argent-āria, F.,
bank, from argentum, silver.
- arēn-āriae, F.
plural,
sandpits, from arēna, sand.
- Asin-āria, F., name of a play,
from asinus, ass.
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-
-ārium, place
of a thing (with a few of more general
meaning):—
- aer-ārium, N.,
treasury, from aes, copper.
- tepid-ārium, N., warm
bath, from tepidus, warm.
- sūd-ārium, N.,
a towel, cf.
sūdō
, -āre,
sweat.
- sal-ārium, N., salt
money, salary, from sāl, salt.
- calendārium, N., a
note-book, from calendae, calends.
-
-tōria (-sōria):—
- Agitā-tōria, F., a
play of Plautus, The
Carter, from
agitātor.
- vor-sōria, F., a
tack (nautical), from vorsus, a turn.
-
-tōrium (-sōrium), place of
action (with a few of more general meaning):
- dēvor-sōrium, N.,
an inn, as from dēvortō, turn
aside.
- audī-tōrium, N.,
a lecture-room, as from audiō,
hear.
- ten-tōrium, N., a
tent, as from tendō, stretch.
- tēc-tōrium, N.,
plaster, as from
tegō
, tēctus, cover.
- por-tōrium, N.,
toll, cf. portō, carry,
and portus,
harbor.
-
-īle,
animal-stall:—
- bov-īle, N.,
cattle-stall, from
bōs
, bŏvis, ox,
cow.
- ov-īle, N.,
sheepfold, from
ovis
, stem ovi-,
sheep.
-
-al for -āle, thing connected
with the primitive:—
- capit-al, N., headdress,
capital crime, from caput, head.
-
penetr-āle
(especially in plural), N., inner
apartment, cf. penetrō, enter.
-
Sāturn-ālia, N.
plural (the regular form for names of festivals), feast
of Sat urn, from
Sāturnus
.
-
-ētum, N. (cf. -ātus, -ūtus, see § 246. N.), -tum, place of a thing, especially
with names of trees and plants to designate where these grow:—
- querc-ētum, N., oak
grove, from quercus, oak.
- olīv-ētum, N.,
olive grove, from olīva, an olive
tree.
- salic-tum, N., a willow
thicket, from salix, a willow tree.
- Argil-ētum, N., The Clay
Pit, from argilla, clay.
-
-cus (sometimes with
insertedi, -icus),
-īcus, in any one of
the genders, with various meanings:—
- vīli-cus, M., a
steward, vīli-ca, F.,
a stewardess, from vīlla,
farm-house.
- fabr-ica, F., a workshop,
from faber,
workman.
-
am-īcus
, M., am-īca, F.,
friend, cf. amāre, to love.
- būbul-cus, M.,
ox-tender,
frombūb-ulus, diminutive, cf.
bōs,
ox.
- cant-icum, N., song, from
cantus, act of
singing.
- rubr-īca, F., red
paint, from ruber,
red.
-
-eus, -ea, -eum, with various
meanings:—
- alv-eus, M., a trough,
from alvus, the
belly.
- capr-ea, F., a wild
she-goat, from caper, he-goat.
- flamm-eum, N., a bridal
veil, from flamma,
flame, from its color.
-
-ter (stem tri-), -aster, -ester:—
- eques-ter, M., knight, for
†equet-ter.
- sequ-ester, M., a
stake-holder, from derivative of sequor, follow.
- ole-aster, M., wild olive,
from olea, an olive
tree.
IRREGULAR DERIVATIVES