locative

Etymology

From Latin locātīvus, from locus.

adj

  1. (grammar) Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
    a locative adjective
    the locative case of a noun

noun

  1. (grammar) 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…?! 1979, Monty Python's Life of Brian

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