lokal

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See also: Lokal and lokál

Danish

Etymology

From Latin locālis (“local”), from locus (“place, spot, location”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

lokal

  1. local
  2. (as a noun) extension (telecommunication: phone extension number), abbreviated lok.

Inflection

Inflection of lokal
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular lokal — —2
Indefinite neuter singular lokalt — —2
Plural lokale — —2
Definite attributive1 lokale — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

German

Etymology

From Latin locālis (“local”), from locus (“place, spot, location”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

lokal (strong nominative masculine singular lokaler, not comparable)

  1. local

Declension

Positive forms of lokal (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist lokal sie ist lokal es ist lokal sie sind lokal
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative lokaler lokale lokales lokale
genitive lokalen lokaler lokalen lokaler
dative lokalem lokaler lokalem lokalen
accusative lokalen lokale lokales lokale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der lokale die lokale das lokale die lokalen
genitive des lokalen der lokalen des lokalen der lokalen
dative dem lokalen der lokalen dem lokalen den lokalen
accusative den lokalen die lokale das lokale die lokalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein lokaler eine lokale ein lokales (keine) lokalen
genitive eines lokalen einer lokalen eines lokalen (keiner) lokalen
dative einem lokalen einer lokalen einem lokalen (keinen) lokalen
accusative einen lokalen eine lokale ein lokales (keine) lokalen

Further reading

  • “lokal” in Duden online
  • “lokal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch lokaal, from Old French local, from Late Latin localis (“belonging to a place”), from Latin locus (“a place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: lo‧kal

Adjective

lokal

  1. local,
    1. from or in a nearby location.
    2. having limited scope.

Synonyms

Noun

lokal

  1. (rare) A large room, hall.

Related terms

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German lokal and French local, both from Latin locālis (“local”), from locus (“place, spot, location”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

lokal (masculine lokalen, neuter lokaalt, comparative méi lokal, superlative am lokaalsten)

  1. local

Declension

declension of lokal
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass lokal si ass lokal et ass lokal si si(nn) lokal
nominative /
accusative 		attributive and/or after determiner lokalen lokal lokaalt lokal
independent without determiner lokales lokaler
dative after any declined word lokalen lokaler lokalen lokalen
as first declined word lokalem lokalem

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin locālis.

Adjective

lokal (neuter singular lokalt, definite singular and plural lokale)

  1. local

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin locālis.

Adjective

lokal (neuter singular lokalt, definite singular and plural lokale)

  1. local

Derived terms

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French local.

Pronunciation

Noun

lokal m inan

  1. rented real estate, especially a room in a larger building, such as a dwelling, office, or shop
  2. (informal) spot (bar, club, restaurant, or similar place of leisure)

Declension

Declension of lokal
singular plural
nominative lokal lokale
genitive lokalu lokali
dative lokalowi lokalom
accusative lokal lokale
instrumental lokalem lokalami
locative lokalu lokalach
vocative lokalu lokale

Further reading

  • lokal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lokal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Lokal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lǒkaːl/
  • Hyphenation: lo‧kal

Noun

lòkāl m (Cyrillic spelling ло̀ка̄л)

  1. business premises
  2. bar, night club

Declension

Declension of lokal
singular plural
nominative lòkāl lokali
genitive lokála lokala
dative lokalu lokalima
accusative lokal lokale
vocative lokale lokali
locative lokalu lokalima
instrumental lokalom lokalima

References

  • “lokal” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin locālis (“local”), from locus (“place, spot, location”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

lokal

  1. local, pertaining to the near area

Declension

Inflection of lokal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular lokal mer lokal mest lokal
Neuter singular lokalt mer lokalt mest lokalt
Plural lokala mer lokala mest lokala
Masculine plural3 lokale mer lokala mest lokala
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 lokale mer lokale mest lokale
All lokala mer lokala mest lokala
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

See also

Noun

lokal c

  1. a building or room used for a specific purpose; a room, a venue, a location, a premise, etc.
    butikens nya lokaler
    the shop's new premises
    • 2022 December 22, “Kenneth kan förlora sitt bibliotek – enligt hyresvärden är det han kallar hem en lokal [Kenneth may lose his library - according to the landlord, what he calls home is a premise]”, in Hem & Hyra‎:
      Föreningens ståndpunkt är att rummen i gårdshuset är en lokal och så står det också på hyreskontraktet. Den som hyr en lokal har normalt sett inte samma skydd mot att bli uppsagd som en hyresgäst som hyr en lägenhet.
      The association's position is that the rooms in the farmhouse are a premise and this is also stated in the lease. Those who rent a premise do not normally have the same protection against being dismissed as a tenant who rents an apartment.
    2. a venue for entertainment, like a pub
      gå på lokal
      go out
  2. a habitat (for plants and animals)

Usage notes

Somewhat dated in (sense 1.1). Sometimes used tongue in cheek.

Declension

Declension of lokal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lokal lokalen lokaler lokalerna
Genitive lokals lokalens lokalers lokalernas

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish local. Doublet of lugar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loˈkal/,
  • Hyphenation: lo‧kal

Adjective

lokál (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. local (pertaining to a certain locality)
    Synonyms: pampook, pampurok

Related terms

Noun

lokál (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. local (a branch of an organization, especially a religious one)

Further reading

  • “lokal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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