I. ˈläkəd.iv, -ətiv noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin loc us place + English -ative (as in vocative )
: the locative case or a word in that case
II. adjective
Etymology: French locatif, from Middle French, from Latin locatus + Middle French -if -ive
1. : serving or tending to locate
a locative impulse
2.
[ locative (I) ]
: belonging to or being a grammatical case that denotes place or the place where or wherein