locus

Meaning

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

Concepts

place

location

spot

site

venue

situation

position

field

office

🏢

appointment

capacity

job

post

space

abode

whereabouts

accommodation

allotment

end

🔚

locale

piazza

plaza

public square

scene

side

square

station

🚉

town

🏙️

village

Synonyms

positio

statio

status

pars

vicus

situs

Translations

Ort

Stelle

lloc

lieu

Platz

luogo

lugar

lugar

endroit

sitio

local

plaats

مكان

posto

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɫɔ.kʊs]

Etymology

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.