Lokal
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French local, from Latin localis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Lokal n (strong, genitive Lokales or Lokals, plural Lokale)
- A restaurant, especially when small and/or traditional; a pub that serves hot food; an inn
- (in certain compounds) A room or facility used for public services.
- Wahllokal ― polling station
- Wartelokal ― waiting room
Usage notes edit
Note that Lokal is a false friend and does not mean "local". The general word to refer to a "local" is Einheimischer/Einheimischerin if you are referring to a person who was born somewhere and has always lived there.
Declension edit
Declension of Lokal [neuter, strong]
Synonyms edit
- (pub serving food): Gaststätte; Gastwirtschaft; Wirtschaft; Restaurant
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Lokal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lokal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Lokal” in Duden online
- Lokal on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de