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locative

UK/ˈlɒk.ə.tɪv//ˈlɑk.ə.tɪv/

locative adjective: indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.

Adjective

locative (not comparable)

  1. Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
    • a locative adjective
    • the locative case of a noun

Noun

locative (plural locatives)

  1. The locative case.
    • Brian: Ah. Ah, dative, sir! Ahh! No, not dative! Not the dative, sir! No! Ah! Oh, the… accusative! Accusative! Ah! Domum, sir! Ad domum! Ah! Oooh! Ah!
      Centurion: Except that domus takes the…?
      Brian: The locative, sir!
      Centurion: Which is…?!1979, Monty Python's Life of Brian

Forms of locative

plurallocatives

Origin of locative

From Latin locātīvus, from locus. In Indian English, by surface analysis, locate + -ive.

Words formed from locative

Phrases with locative

Questions about locative

What does locative mean?
Locative means indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
What part of speech is locative?
Locative can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce locative?
Locative is pronounced /ˈlɒk.ə.tɪv/ (UK).

Words near locative in the dictionary

  1. locationcels
  2. locationism
  3. locationist
  4. locationists
  5. locations
  6. locative
  7. locative absolute
  8. locative adverb
  9. locative adverbs
  10. locative case
  11. locative cases

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