Lokal

See also: lokal and lokál

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French local, from Latin localis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loˈkaːl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Lokal n (strong, genitive Lokales or Lokals, plural Lokale)

1. A restaurant, especially when small and/or traditional; a pub that serves hot food; an inn.
2. (in certain compounds) A room or facility used for public services.

   Wahllokal ― polling station

   Wartelokal ― waiting room

Usage notes

• Note that Lokal is a false friend and does not mean "local". The general word to refer to a "local" is Einheimischer/Einheimische if you are referring to a person who was born somewhere and has always lived there.
• To refer to the same meaning the same as the English locale, on the other hand, there are Ort m and Örtlichkeit f.

Declension

Declension of Lokal [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Lokal	die	Lokale
genitive	eines	des	Lokales, Lokals	der	Lokale
dative	einem	dem	Lokal, Lokale1	den	Lokalen
accusative	ein	das	Lokal	die	Lokale

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• (pub serving food): Gaststätte; Gastwirtschaft; Wirtschaft; Restaurant

Derived terms

• Feinschmeckerlokal
• Lokalrunde
• Speiselokal
• Wartelokal
• Wahllokal
• Stimmlokal
• Lokalteil

Further reading

• “Lokal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Lokal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Lokal” in Duden online
• Lokal on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de