κοινὸς τόπος

See also: κοινός τόπος

Ancient Greek

Noun

κοινὸς τόπος • (koinòs tópos) m (genitive κοινοῦ τόπου); second declension

1. commonplace (a general or common topic in a literary passage, such as a statement of proverbial wisdom; a commonplace)

Descendants

• Greek: κοινός τόπος (koinós tópos)
• → Latin: locus commūnis (calque)
  • → French: lieu commun (calque)
  • → English: commonplace (calque)