locative case

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locative case

/ˌlɒk.ə.tɪv ˈkeɪ̯s/ UK
/ˌlɔk.ə.tɪv ˈkeɪ̯s/ US
/ˌlɑk.ə.tɪv ˈkeɪ̯s/ US, cot caught merger
/ˌlɒk.ə.tɪv ˈkeɪ̯s/ Canada, standard
/ˌlɑk.ə.tɪv ˈkeɪ̯s/ Canada, dialectal
/ˌlɔk.ə.tɪv ˈkæɪ̯s/ Australia
/ˌlɒk.ə.təv ˈkæɪ̯s/ New Zealand
/ˌlɔk.ə.tɪv ˈkes/ Scotland
/ˌlɔk.ʌ.tɪv ˈkes/ Scotland

noun locative cases

A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein; corresponding roughly to English at /by /in /on (preposition).

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noun case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein

Español	caso locativo
한국어	처격 cheogyeok
日本語	処格 shokaku
中文	方位格 fāngwèigé
Português	caso locativo, locativo
Français	locatif
Deutsch	Lokativ
Ελληνικά	τοπική topikí, τοπική πτώση topikí ptósi
Română	cazul locativ, locativ
Русский	ме́стный паде́ж méstnyj padéž, локати́в lokatív
Tiếng Việt	định vị cách, vị trí cách

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@misc{locative_case_2026,
  title = {locative case},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/locative%20case},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}