locative (redirected from Locative case)

loc·a·tive  (lk-tv)

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 dom, "at home."

n.

1. The locative case.

2. A form or construction in the locative case.

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[New Latin loctvus, from Latin loctus, past participle of locre, to place; see locate.]

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locative [ˈlɒkətɪv] Grammar

adj

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

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

n

(Linguistics / Grammar)

a.  the locative case

b.  a word or speech element in this case

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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

locative

n → Lokativ m