loca
See also: lóca and LOCA
English
Noun
loca
- plural of locum
Anagrams
- ALCO, Acol, COLA, Calo, Caló, Coal., LCAO, LOAC, alco, alco-, coal, cola
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔkə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠʌkə/
Etymology 1
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Noun
loca m (genitive singular loca, nominative plural locaí)
- enclosure, pen, corral, fold
- Synonyms: cró, pionna
- park, parking-place
Etymology 2
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Noun
loca m (genitive singular loca, nominative plural locaí)
- (of hair, wool) lock
- (in plural) side whiskers
- tuft, handful; small quantity
Declension
Declension of loca
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “loca”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “loca” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “loca” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian
Verb
loca
- inflection of locare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- calo, calo-, calò, cola, colà, laco
Latin
Verb
locā
- second-person singular present active imperative of locō
Noun
loca m
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of locus
References
- loca in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *lukô, related to *lūkaną (“to shut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlo.kɑ/
Noun
loca m
- locked enclosure
Declension
Declension of loca (weak)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | loca | locan |
accusative | locan | locan |
genitive | locan | locena |
dative | locan | locum |
Descendants
- Middle English: loke
- English: loke
Etymology 2
Possibly an imperative form of lōcian. See also lo (from Old English lā).
Alternative forms
- lōc
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loːk/
Interjection
lōc
- look, see here
- -ever
- Lōc hwæt hæbbe tȳn fēt
- Whatever may have ten feet
- Lōc hwǣr ic hit gefriþod wille habban
- Wherever I will have it protected
Descendants
- Middle English: loke (loke what, loke when, loke who, loke hou)
- English: look (look you)
Portuguese
Verb
loca
- inflection of locar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloka/ [ˈlo.ka]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -oka
- Syllabification: lo‧ca
Noun
loca f (plural locas)
- female equivalent of loco
- (derogatory) a madwoman
- (slang) an effeminate man or boy
- (slang) a very flirtatious homosexual man or boy
Adjective
loca
- feminine singular of loco
Further reading
- “loco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish لوجه (loca), from Italian loggia.
Noun
loca (definite accusative locayı, plural localar)
- (masonic) lodge
- box (in theaters)
Declension
Inflection | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | loca | |
Definite accusative | locayı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | loca | localar |
Definite accusative | locayı | locaları |
Dative | locaya | localara |
Locative | locada | localarda |
Ablative | locadan | localardan |
Genitive | locanın | locaların |