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loc·a·tive

(lŏk′ə-tĭv)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a grammatical case in certain inflected languages that indicates place in or on which or time at which, as in Latin domī, "at home."

1. The locative case.

2. A form or construction in the locative case.

[New Latin locātīvus, from Latin locātus, past participle of locāre, to place; see locate.]

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locative

(ˈlɒkətɪv) grammar

adj

1. (Grammar) (of a word or phrase) indicating place or direction

2. (Grammar) denoting a case of nouns, etc, that refers to the place at which the action described by the verb occurs

(Grammar)

a. the locative case

b. a word or speech element in this case

[C19: locate + -ive, on the model of vocative]

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loc•a•tive

(ˈlɒk ə tɪv)
adj.

1. of or designating a grammatical case that typically indicates place in or at which, as Latin domī “at home.”

2. the locative case.

3. a word or other form in the locative case.

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

locative

Used to describe a case of nouns that indicate the place where something is done.

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Noun

locative - the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb

locative role

participant role, semantic role - (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause

Translations

šestý pád

caso locativolocativo

locatif

lokativ

staðarfall

vietininkas

miejscownik

местный падеж

mestnik

lokativ

locative

[ˈlɒkətɪv] N (also locative case) → locativo m

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locative

n → Lokativ m

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