Locûtus

Locûtus is a term that appears in various linguistic and cultural contexts. In classical Latin, the standard form is locutus, the perfect passive participle of loquor, meaning “having spoken” or “spoken.” The variant locûtus, with a circumflex over the u, is a stylized spelling found in some linguistic texts or constructed languages to indicate vowel length or emphasis; it is not part of canonical Latin orthography.

In Latin usage, locutus is used in phrases such as locutus sum (“I have spoken”) and locutus est (“he has spoken”). The participle functions as a descriptor of action related to speech and can be combined with esse to form compound tenses or used adjectivally in glossaries and early modern writings.

In popular culture, Locutus of Borg is the assimilation-altered persona of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation; the name is derived from the Latin root loquor and is presented as a title reflecting speech on behalf of the Borg collective. The canonical spelling in the series is Locutus, with a capital L.

Outside Latin and Star Trek, locûtus may appear in fictional or experimental contexts as a proper name or as an adjective meaning “spoken” or “speech-related.” It has no standardized meaning beyond these domains, and standard Latin uses retain locutus without diacritics.