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Meaning of "locative" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOCATIVE

Locate + -ive, on the model of vocative.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LOCATIVE

locative  [ˈlɒkətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOCATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Locative can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOCATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Locative case

Locative 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 and separative case. The locative case exists in many language groups.

Definition of locative in the English dictionary

The first definition of locative in the dictionary is indicating place or direction. Other definition of locative is denoting a case of nouns, etc, that refers to the place at which the action described by the verb occurs. Locative is also the locative case.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOCATIVE


adjudicative
əˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv
applicative
əˈplɪkətɪv
communicative
kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv
duplicative
ˈdjuːplɪkətɪv
educative
ˈɛdjʊkətɪv
evocative
ɪˈvɒkətɪv
explicative
ɪkˈsplɪkətɪv
fricative
ˈfrɪkətɪv
implicative
ɪmˈplɪkətɪv
indicative
ɪnˈdɪkətɪv
invocative
ɪnˈvɒkətɪv
predicative
prɪˈdɪkətɪv
prejudicative
priːˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv
provocative
prəˈvɒkətɪv
replicative
ˈreplɪkətɪv
significative
sɪɡˈnɪfɪkətɪv
talkative
ˈtɔːkətɪv
uncommunicative
ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv
unprovocative
ˌʌnprəˈvɒkətɪv
vocative
ˈvɒkətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOCATIVE

localizability
localizable
localization
localize
localized
localizer
locally
localness
Locarno
Locarno Pact
locatable
locate
locateable
locatect
located
locater
location
locational
locationally
locator

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOCATIVE

active
administrative
alternative
collaborative
comparative
conservative
cooperative
creative
decorative
derivative
in the negative
informative
initiative
innovative
legislative
narrative
native
negative
quantitative
relative
representative

Synonyms and antonyms of locative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «locative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOCATIVE

Find out the translation of locative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of locative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «locative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

方位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

locativo
570 millions of speakers

English

locative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोकैटिव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

locative
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

локатив
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

locativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

locationally
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

locatif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara rasmi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lokativ
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

場所格
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위치 격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanthi lokasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trường sở cách
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

locationally
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्थानीयरित्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

locationally
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

locative
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miejscownik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

локатів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

locativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

locative
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lokatiewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lokativ
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lokativ
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of locative

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCATIVE»

The term «locative» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.648 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCATIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «locative» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «locative» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about locative

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOCATIVE»

Discover the use of locative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to locative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Locative Alternation: A Lexical-constructional Approach
The aim of the present volume is two-fold: to give a coherent account of the locative alternation in English, and to develop a constructional theory that overcomes a number of problems in earlier constructional accounts.
Seizi Iwata, 2008
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The Mobile Story: Narrative Practices with Locative Technologies
This book offers dynamic insights about the new nature of narrative in the age of mobile media, studying digital stories that are site-specific, context-aware, and involve the reader in fascinating ways.
Jason Farman, 2013
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Mobile Interface Theory: Embodied Space and Locative Media
In Mobile Interface Theory, Jason Farman demonstrates how the worldwide adoption of mobile technologies is causing a reexamination of the core ideas about what it means to live our everyday lives.
Jason Farman, 2012
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Locative Expressions in the Attic Orators ......
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Hanson Thomas Main, 2012
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The Locative Alternation in German: Its Structure and ...
Support for this hypothesis is provided in the empirical part of the book, which also provides evidence against claims in the literature that children acquire the alternation by drawing on an innate Affectness Linking Rule.
Ursula Brinkmann, 1997
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Linguistics of American Sign Language: An Introduction
Locative Verbs Classifier predicates are composed of a movement root and a classifier handshape, and their location represents a location in three- dimensional space. There is another kind of verb in ASL— locative verbs. Locative verbs are ...
Clayton Valli, 2000
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On Location: Socio-locative Broadcasting as Situated ...
Today new hardware such as mobile handheld devices and digital cameras, new online social venues such as social networking, microblogging, and online photo sharing sites, and new infrastructures such as the global position system (GPS) are ...
Ingrid Marlies Erickson, 2008
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ICTs for Mobile and Ubiquitous Urban Infrastructures: ...
"This book investigates how a shift to a completely urban global world woven together by ubiquitous and mobile ICTs changes the ontological meaning of space, and how the use of these technologies challenges the social and political ...
Rodrigo José Firmino, Fábio Duarte, Clovis Ultramari, 2011
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The locative syntax of experiencers
A new account of the peculiar syntax of psychological verbs argues that experiencers are grammaticalized as locative phrases.
Idan Landau, 2009
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Semantic Typology: Semantics of Locative Relations in Rongga ...
In short, the functional relation between objects is crucial in Rongga, and is used to separate functional relationships from the locative relationships.
I Nyoman Aryawibawa, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOCATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term locative is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rapport de Newmark Knight Frank Devencore sur la disponibilité de …
Toutefois, l'activité locative s'est accrue au cours des derniers mois et certains propriétaires ont entrepris de promouvoir plus énergiquement ... «LeLézard.com, Jul 15»
2
Petra Cortright's Desktop Dolls
The two other projections feature fewer naked women, adrift in sparse, oneiric environments that are as teasingly evocative of locative themes ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
'Military service makes you think about your aims, and helps you to …
One of the awards we received was the Distinguished Service Medal for assisting the Locative, a 65ft fishing boat with four crew on board ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
4
Parc d'Activités Économiques de Bizerte
En effet, une révision de l'indexation de la redevance locative a été effectuée et un nouveau modèle d'indexation a été adopté. Ce nouveau ... «investir-en-tunisie.INFO, Jun 15»
5
The private (digital) life of plants
Her Alpine Garden MisGuide, now available free of charge in English and French, is an example of the fast-growing field of "locative media" ... «News@Concordia, Jun 15»
6
Internet age demands artists and art lovers think again
... to preserve and protect the culture of the past and has no space for digital theatre, locative opera or non-linear, hyper-dimensional poetry. «The Australian, May 15»
7
Model Trains Put Strain on Batteries, AC Power
... rail gaps and DPDT switches are needed used to isolate the loop from the main line and then reverse its polarity when the locative is in it. «EE Times, May 15»
8
What Kinds of Apps Will Be Popular in 10 Years?
Tim Bray, an active participant in the IETF, said that he has “particular hope for advances in locative augmented-reality applications, for art, ... «The Cheat Sheet, May 15»
9
What's next for brand experience design?
Everyone's talking about locative technology - being able to know where people are. That will personalise experiences, and artistically will be a ... «Event Magazine, May 15»
10
Tribeca Film Festival hosts range of events
... “Door into the Dark” exhibition, which will use locative technology to lead visitors through an immersive documentary blindfolded and alone. «NYU Washington Square News, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
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