[ˈɫɔ.kʊs], [ˈlɔː.kus]
OriginFrom Old Latin stlocus, probably from Proto-Italic *stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to put, place, locate”). However, De Vaan is skeptical of this derivation due to the suffix *-okos not being attested in any other word, and leaves the origin open.
- declension-2, masculineplace (referring to a specific location)
“aliquem in alicuius locum substituere” — to put someone in place of another
“c. 190 BCE – 185 BCE, Plautus, Amphitryon 2.1.565–8:hypotactic.com
AMPHITRUŌ: Tūn mē, verberō, audēs erum lūdificārī?
Tūne id dīcere audēs, quod nēmō umquam homō antehāc
vīdit nec potest fīerī, tempor” — man can be in two places at the same time?
“Est in sēcessū longō locus: īnsula portum” — There is a place in deep isolation: [Here] an island, by the jutting of [its] sides, forms a harbor ….
- declension-2, masculinea passage of literature
- declension-2, masculineopportunity; cause; occasion; grounds
- declension-2, in-plural, masculine, neuter, singulara region or general geographic area
Formslocī(genitive) · locus(nominative, singular) · locī(nominative, plural) · locī(genitive, singular) · locōrum(genitive, plural) · locō(dative, singular) · locīs(dative, plural) · locum(accusative, singular) · locōs(accusative, plural) · locō(ablative, singular) · locīs(ablative, plural) · loce(singular, vocative) · locī(plural, vocative) · locī(locative, singular) · -(locative, plural) · loca(nominative, plural) · loca(accusative, plural) · loca(plural, vocative) · -(locative, singular)