Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

locative

/ˈlɑk.ə.tɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: loca-tive
IPA: /ˈlɑk.ə.tɪv/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.

noun

The locative case.

Example Sentences

"a locative adjective"
"the locative case of a noun"
"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…?!"

Etymology

From Latin locātīvus, from locus. In Indian English, by surface analysis, locate + -ive.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: locātīvus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɑk.ə.tɪv/
British English: /ˈlɒk.ə.tɪv/

Inflected Forms

locatives (plural)

Derived Forms

locatively locativize nonlocative cislocative translocative

Phrases

locative absolute locative adverb locative-qualitative case

Synonyms

locative role locative case

Questions

How do you pronounce locative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɑk.ə.tɪv/.
What does locative mean?: Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
Where does locative come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce locative

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