locationem

Locationem is the accusative singular form of the Latin noun locatio. In Latin texts, locatio has two principal senses. The first is a general sense of placing, setting, or arrangement. The second, and more common in legal and commercial Latin, is lease or hire of property. In this lease sense, locatio appears in phrases and technical discussions about contracts of letting goods, land, or use of a thing. A well-known legal expression is locatio conductio, which describes a contract of hire, with subtypes such as locatio conductio operis (hiring of work) and locatio conductio operarum (hiring of labor).

Etymology: locatio comes from the verb loco, locare, meaning to place or set, formed with the abstract noun suffix -atio. This yields a noun of action whose accusative singular is locationem.

Declension: Locatio, locationis, feminine. Nominative locatio; genitive locationis; dative locationi; accusative locationem; ablative locatione. The form locationem specifically marks the object of the verb in a sentence.

Usage and context: In classical Latin locatio occurs primarily in juridical, administrative, or economic texts, and is often found in discussions of contracts and property rights. In everyday prose, Latin more commonly expresses “location” in the sense of a place with loci such as locus, situs, or situatio. In modern Latin discussions of law or history, locatio remains a technical term tied to leasing and related contracts.

See also: locus, situs, situatio, locatio conductio.