locative case

locative case
case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein. It corresponds roughly to the English prepositions "in", "on", "at", and "by". Languages that use the locative case include Armenian, Belarusian, Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Quechua, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene and Swahili. Some languages use the same locative case construct to indicate when, so the english phrase "in summer" would use the locative case construct.

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  • Locative case — Locative (also called the seventh case ) is a grammatical case which indicates a location. It corresponds vaguely to the English prepositions in , on , at , and by . The locative case belongs to the general local cases together with the lative… …   Wikipedia

  • locative case —    Auimoe …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • locative — [läk′ə tiv] adj. [< L locatus (see LOCATE) + IVE, by assoc. with VOCATIVE] Linguis. designating, of, or in the case indicating place at which or in which, as in Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, etc. n. Linguis. 1. the locative case 2. a word in the… …   English World dictionary

  • Locative — Loc a*tive, a. (Gram.) Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein; as, a locative adjective; locative case of a noun. n. The locative case. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • locative — loc•a•tive [[t]ˈlɒk ə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) gram. of or designating a grammatical case that typically indicates place in or at which, as Latin domī“at home.” 2) gram. the locative case 3) gram. a word or other form in the locative case • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • locative — I. noun Etymology: Latin locus + English ative (as in vocative) Date: 1804 the locative case; also a word in that case II. adjective Date: 1841 of or being a grammatical case that denotes place or the place where or wherein …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • locative — /lok euh tiv/, Gram. adj. 1. (in certain inflected languages) noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate place in or at which, as Latin domi at home. n. 2. the locative case. 3. a word in that case. [1795 1805; LOCATE + IVE, on the… …   Universalium

  • locative — /ˈlɒkətɪv/ (say lokuhtiv) adjective 1. (in some inflected languages) denoting a case, having as chief function indication of place in or at which, as Latin domī at home . –noun 2. the locative case. 3. a word in that case. {Medieval Latin… …  

  • locative — 1. adjective Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein. a locative adjective 2. noun The locative case …   Wiktionary

  • Locative media — are media of communication bound to a location. They are digital media applied to real places and thus triggering real social interactions. While mobile technologies such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), laptop computers and mobile phones… …   Wikipedia

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