LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

locātīvus

locātīvus (feminine locātīva, neuter locātīvum)
Classical[ɫɔ.kaːˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[lo.kaˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinadjectiverelationaldetermining place, locating
  2. Medieval Latinadjectiverelationallocative

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelocātīvuslocātīvalocātīvum
genitivelocātīvīlocātīvaelocātīvī
dativelocātīvōlocātīvaelocātīvō
accusativelocātīvumlocātīvamlocātīvum
ablativelocātīvōlocātīvālocātīvō
vocativelocātīvelocātīvalocātīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelocātīvīlocātīvaelocātīva
genitivelocātīvōrumlocātīvārumlocātīvōrum
dativelocātīvīslocātīvīslocātīvīs
accusativelocātīvōslocātīvāslocātīva
ablativelocātīvīslocātīvīslocātīvīs
vocativelocātīvīlocātīvaelocātīva

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *stel-der. Proto-Italic *stlokos? Old Latin stlocus Latin locus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin locāre Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin locātīvus From locāre + -īvus.

In English words that came into English from locātīvus

  • locativelocātīvus

Quick answers

What does locātīvus mean in Latin?
locātīvus, a adjective, means “determining place, locating”.
How do you pronounce locātīvus?
In classical Latin, [ɫɔ.kaːˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lo.kaˈtiː.vus].