English

Noun

loculus ‎(plural loculi)

1. A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
2. In ancient catacombs and tombs of some types, a small separate chamber or recess cut into the rock, for the reception of a body or urn.
3. (zoology) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
4. (botany) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament.

References

• loculus in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• loculus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive form of Latin locus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlo.ku.lus/, [ˈɫɔ.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

loculus m ‎(genitive loculī); second declension

1. A small place
2. coffin
3. manger, stall
4. purse, pocket

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• locellus
• loculātus

Descendants

• Portuguese: lóculo

References

• loculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• LOCULUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “loculus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• loculus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• loculus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin