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loc

loc

See also: lọc and LOC

English

Noun

loc ‎(plural locs)

  1. (informal, chiefly plural) A dreadlock.

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lātjā, from the same root of lot 'teardrop'[1].

Noun

loc m (indefinite plural loce, definite singular locja, definite plural locet)

  1. dear, darling
Related terms

References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “loc”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 230

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • locu

Etymology

From Latin locus. Compare Daco-Romanian loc.

Noun

loc n ‎(plural locuri)

  1. place, location
  2. land, soil, earth
  3. country, region

Synonyms

Old English

Noun

loc n

  1. lock

Old French

Etymology

Borrowing from Old English loc, from Proto-Germanic *luką.

Noun

loc m ‎(oblique plural los, nominative singular los, nominative plural loc)

  1. lock
    • La Vie de St Thomas
      Mes a cel ore esteit a un grant loc fermee
      But at this hour, it was closed with a big lock

Derived terms

References

Old Irish

Noun

loc m

  1. place (usually inhabited, or suited thereto)

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

References

  • “loc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin locus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔk/

Noun

loc m ‎(oblique plural locs, nominative singular locs, nominative plural loc)

  1. place

Descendants

References

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- ‎(“to put, place, locate”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ok

Noun

loc n ‎(plural locuri)

  1. place, location

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔk/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English lock.

Noun

loc m (plural lociau)

  1. lock (on a canal)

Etymology 2

Soft mutation of lloc ‎(“enclosure, pen”).

Noun

loc

  1. Soft mutation of lloc.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
lloc loc unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luką.

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