locative
/ˈlɑk.ə.tɪv/adjective, noun
locative is spelled L-O-C-A-T-I-V-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, locative means “Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in locative?
| Letters | 8: L-O-C-A-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is locative?
Locative appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce locative?
- UK /ˈlɒk.ə.tɪv/
- US /ˈlɑk.ə.tɪv/
- US /ˈloʊ.kə.tɪv/
Locative has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-locative.wav, En-in-locative.opus, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with locative?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as locative from its last stressed vowel (/ɑkətɪv/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of locative
- locatives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does locative mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
a locative adjective
noun
- 1
The locative case.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate locative?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of locative: loc..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does locative come from?
From Latin locātīvus, from locus. In Indian English, by surface analysis, locate + -ive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).