Latin

Alternative forms

• -uriō

Suffix

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

1. I desire, I wish (verbal suffix appended to various words to make a new word meaning to desire or wish for an action.)

   pariō ‎(“I bring forth”) + ‎-turio → ‎parturiō ‎(“I am in labour”)

   nubō ‎(“I veil, marry”) + ‎-turio → ‎nupturiō ‎(“I wish to wed”)

   Sulla → *sullō ‎(“I do as Sulla did”) → sullaturiō ‎(“pessimistically jocular: I wish to imitate Sulla”)

Usage notes

• Appending this suffix creates a fourth conjugation verb.
• 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.

See also