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Vinony

locative

noun

  1. grammatical case
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlɒk.ə.tɪv/ / /ˈlɑk.ə.tɪv/ / /ˈloʊ.kə.tɪv/

adj

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

  1. Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.

    “a locative adjective”

    “the locative case of a noun”

noun

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

  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…?!”