locative case

loc·a·tive case
UK/ˌlɒk.ə.tɪv ˈkeɪ̯s/US/ˌlɔk.ə.tɪv ˈkeɪ̯s/US, cot caught merger/ˌlɑk.ə.tɪv ˈkeɪ̯s/Australia/ˌlɔk.ə.tɪv ˈkæɪ̯s/

noun

A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein; corresponding roughly to English at /by /in /on (preposition).

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Meanings

nounlocative case (plural locative cases)

plural locative cases

  1. grammarA case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein; corresponding roughly to English at /by /in /on (preposition).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein.

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Translations

Catalan cas locatiu
  • cas locatiucase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Chinese Mandarin 方位格
  • 方位格 (fāngwèigé)case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Czech šestý pád, lokál
  • šestý pádcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
  • lokálcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
  • lokativcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Danish lokativ
  • lokativcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Dutch locatief, locativus
  • locatiefcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
  • locativuscase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Finnish lokatiivi
  • lokatiivicase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
French locatif
  • locatifcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
German Lokativ
  • Lokativcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Greek τοπική, τοπική πτώση
  • τοπική (topikí)case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
  • τοπική πτώση (topikí ptósi)case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Icelandic staðarfall
  • staðarfallcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Indonesian lokatif
  • lokatifcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Irish áitreabhach
  • áitreabhachcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Japanese 処格
  • 処格 (shokaku)case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Korean 처격
  • 처격 (cheogyeok)case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Latin (cāsus) locātīvus
  • (cāsus) locātīvuscase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Latvian lokatīvs
  • lokatīvscase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Lithuanian vietininkas
  • vietininkascase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Māori tūwāhi
  • tūwāhicase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Norwegian lokativ
  • lokativcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Polish miejscownik
  • miejscownikcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Portuguese caso locativo, locativo
  • caso locativocase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
  • locativocase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Romanian cazul locativ, locativ
  • cazul locativcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
  • locativcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Russian ме́стный паде́ж, локати́в
  • ме́стный паде́ж (méstnyj padéž)case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
  • локати́в (lokatív)case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Slovak šiesty pád, lokál
  • šiesty pádcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
  • lokálcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Spanish caso locativo
  • caso locativocase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Swedish lokativ
  • lokativcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Turkish bulunma durumu, bulunma hâli
  • bulunma durumucase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
  • bulunma hâlicase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
  • -de hâlicase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Ukrainian місце́вий відмі́нок, локати́в
  • місце́вий відмі́нок (miscévyj vidmínok)case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
  • локати́в (lokatýv)case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
Vietnamese định vị cách, vị trí cách
  • định vị cáchcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
  • vị trí cáchcase used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein
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APA

locative case. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locative%20case

MLA

“locative case.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locative%20case. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “locative case,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locative%20case.

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