locative

[ lok-uh-tiv ]

/ ˈlɒk ə tɪv /

Grammar

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.

Origin of locative

1795–1805; locate + -ive, on the model of vocative

OTHER WORDS FROM locative

un·loc·a·tive, adjective

Words nearby locative

Locarno, Locarno Pact, locate, Locatelli, location, locative, locator, locavore, loc. cit., loch, Lochaber ax

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Example sentences from the Web for locative

Kin or Cin, older cind, is really a survival of the old dative or locative of Gael.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Even Montenegro was to some degree influenced by this process, having lost one or two cases, such as the locative.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1|Henry Baerlein
Vestiges of another case, the Locative (denoting place where), occur in names of towns and in a few other words.
New Latin Grammar|Charles E. Bennett
In one of his later papers, he argues that the origin of such subjective nominals is often, perhaps generally, locative.
The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt|Daniel G. Brinton

The inhabitants of Round V. were called ken-tes cho-be ke-ah, a locative rather than a tribal name.
California Athabascan Groups|Martin A. Baumhoff

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	locative
释义	locative [ lok-uh-tiv ] / ˈlɒk ə tɪv / Grammar 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. Origin of locative 1795–1805; locate + -ive, on the model of vocative OTHER WORDS FROM locative un·loc·a·tive, adjective Words nearby locative Locarno, Locarno Pact, locate, Locatelli, location, locative, locator, locavore, loc. cit., loch, Lochaber ax Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for locative Kin or Cin, older cind, is really a survival of the old dative or locative of Gael. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various Even Montenegro was to some degree influenced by this process, having lost one or two cases, such as the locative. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1\|Henry Baerlein Vestiges of another case, the Locative (denoting place where), occur in names of towns and in a few other words. New Latin Grammar\|Charles E. Bennett In one of his later papers, he argues that the origin of such subjective nominals is often, perhaps generally, locative. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt\|Daniel G. Brinton The inhabitants of Round V. were called ken-tes cho-be ke-ah, a locative rather than a tribal name. California Athabascan Groups\|Martin A. Baumhoff 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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