What is locative case?

Locative case is a case that expresses location at the referent of the noun it marks.

The term adessive case, a synonym of locative case, is used especially in studies of Finno-Ugric grammar.

• What is case?

Crystal 1980 214–215

Mish 1991 701

Lyons 1968 299

Crystal 1985 7

Gove 1966 25

Context for this page:

• Concept module: locative case
• In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): L
• In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
• In bookshelf: Linguistics

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