locative
[ lok-uh-tiv ]
/ ˈlɒk ə tɪv /
adjective
(in certain inflected languages) noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate place in or at which, as Latin domī “at home.”
noun
the locative case.
a word in that case.
OTHER WORDS FROM locative
un·loc·a·tive, adjectiveWords nearby locative
locarno,
locarno pact,
locate,
locatelli,
location,
locative,
locator,
locavore,
loch,
loch linnhe,
loch ness
Example sentences from the Web for locative
British Dictionary definitions for locative
locative
/ (ˈlɒkətɪv) grammar /
adjective
(of a word or phrase) indicating place or direction
denoting a case of nouns, etc, that refers to the place at which the action described by the verb occurs
noun
- the locative case
- a word or speech element in this case
Word Origin for locative
C19:
locate +
-ive, on the model of
vocative