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locative

/ˈlɒk.ə.tɪv/ UK
/ˈlɑk.ə.tɪv/ US
/ˈloʊ.kə.tɪv/ US
/lɵˈkeʈɪv/ South Asia

Where it comes from

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

adjective

not comparable Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein. a locative adjective

noun locatives

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…?!

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@misc{locative_2026,
  title = {locative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/locative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}