English Explanatory Dictionary

locative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
noun
  1. The locative case.

Pronunciation

lŏk′ə-tĭv /ˈlɒk.ə.tɪv/ /ˈlɑk.ə.tɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-locative.wav lō′kə-tĭv /ˈloʊ.kə.tɪv/ lō-kā′tĭv /lɵˈkeʈɪv/ En-in-locative.opus

Word forms

locative locatives

Etymology

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

Derived words

locative absolute locative adverb locatively locative-qualitative case locativize nonlocative cislocative translocative
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