lokal

See also: Lokal and lokál

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lokaːl/, [loˈkʰæːˀl]

Adjective

lokal

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

Inflection

Inflection of lokal
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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

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): [ˈlokal]
  • 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

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loˈkaːl/

Adjective

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

  1. local

Declension

Declension of lokal
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass si ass et ass si si(nn)
nominative /
accusative
attributive and/or after determiner lokalen lokaalt
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

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔ.kal/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔkal
  • Syllabification: lo‧kal

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

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lokal.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lòkāl m inan (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 [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

lokal

  1. local
    en lokal företeelse
    a local phenomenon

Declension

Inflection of lokal
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular lokal mer lokal mest lokal
neuter singular lokalt mer lokalt mest lokalt
plural lokala mer lokala mest lokala
masculine plural2 lokale mer lokala mest lokala
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 lokale mer lokale mest lokale
all lokala mer lokala mest lokala

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

  • lokalfrimärke (local stamp)
  • lokalnivå (local level)
  • lokalpatriot (local patriot)
  • lokalpolitik (local politics)
  • lokalradio (local radion)
  • lokalsamhälle (local community)
  • lokaltelefon (local telephone)
  • lokaltrafik (local transit)
  • lokaltåg (commuter train)

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
    lokalen för spelningen
    the venue for the gig
    • 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[1]:
      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.
    1. a venue for entertainment, like a pub
      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

Derived terms

  • administrationslokal
  • affärslokal
  • arbetslokal
  • arrestlokal
  • auktionslokal
  • banklokal
  • biograflokal
  • butikslokal
  • danslokal
  • domstolslokal
  • expeditionslokal
  • fabrikslokal
  • festlokal
  • fågellokal
  • föreläsningslokal
  • föreningslokal
  • försäljningslokal
  • gymnastiklokal
  • hobbylokal
  • industrilokal
  • klubblokal
  • konferenslokal
  • kongresslokal
  • konsertlokal
  • kontorslokal
  • källarlokal
  • lagerlokal
  • lagringslokal
  • lokalförvaltning
  • lokalhyra
  • lokalisera
  • lokalvård
  • mässlokal
  • möteslokal
  • nöjeslokal
  • omröstningslokal
  • partilokal
  • redaktionslokal
  • repetitionslokal
  • replokal
  • restauranglokal
  • samlingslokal
  • serveringslokal
  • skollokal
  • slöjdlokal
  • spellokal
  • studiolokal
  • teaterlokal
  • terapilokal
  • träfflokal
  • träningslokal
  • undervisningslokal
  • ungdomslokal
  • uthyrningslokal
  • utskänkningslokal
  • utställningslokal
  • vallokal
  • verkstadslokal
  • visningslokal
  • växtlokal
  • ämbetslokal

Further reading

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish local. Doublet of lugar.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /loˈkal/ [loˈxal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: lo‧kal

Adjective

lokál (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜎ᜔)

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

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