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