κοινὸς τόπος

See also: κοινός τόπος

Ancient Greek

Noun

κοινὸς τόπος • (koinòs tópos) m (genitive κοινοῦ τόπου); second declension

commonplace (a general or common topic in a literary passage, such as a statement of proverbial wisdom; a commonplace)

Descendants

Greek: κοινός τόπος (koinós tópos)
→ Latin: locus commūnis (calque)
- → French: lieu commun (calque)
- → English: commonplace (calque)

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