| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /lokomoˈtif/ |
| Hyphenation | lo·co·mo·tief |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | locomotieven |
| Afrikaans | lokomotief |
|---|---|
| Catalan | locomotora |
| Czech | lokomotiva |
| Danish | lokomotiv |
| English | engine; locomotive |
| Esperanto | lokomotivo |
| Finnish | veturi |
| French | locomotive |
| German | Lokomotive |
| Italian | locomotiva |
| Portuguese | locomotiva |
| Saterland Frisian | Lokomotive |
| Spanish | locomotora |
| Sranan | loko |
| Swedish | lok; lokomotiv |
| West Frisian | lokomotyf |