Lokal

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French local, from Latin localis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /loˈkaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Noun === 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 ==== 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 ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (pub serving food): Gaststätte; Gastwirtschaft; Wirtschaft; Restaurant ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Lokal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Lokal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Lokal” in Duden online Lokal on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de