Nomen loci

From Latin nomen loci (“noun of place”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːmənˈloːtsi/, /-ˈlɔki/

Nomen loci n (strong, genitive Nomen loci, plural Nomina loci)

1. (grammar) a noun, usually deverbal, that gives the place where something is done

   Synonyms: Nomen des Ortes, Substantiv des Ortes

• English words like playground (“place for playing”) or bakery (“place for baking”) could be called Nomina loci, but the term is common mostly in reference to Afroasiatic, especially Semitic, languages.

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