locus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-2, masculine) place, spot (a specific location)
2. (declension-2, masculine) a passage of literature
3. (declension-2, in-plural, masculine, neuter) a region or general geographic area
4. (declension-2, masculine) opportunity, cause, occasion, grounds

Sinonieme

positio

statio

status

pars

vicus

situs

Vertalings

place

Ort

location

lloc

lieu

Stelle

Platz

lugar

lugar

luogo

sitio

endroit

spot

local

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈɫɔ.kʊs]

Etimologie (Engels)

From 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.