| locative |
| Definition: The grammatical case that indicates place. Note: In English it is expressed with prepositions (e.g., I live in Burnaby), whereas in more inflected languages, such as Latin, it is shown by modifying word endings. |
| Etymology: The word derives from the Latin locus, place. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: Its first OED citation in the sense of grammatical case is from 1841: "The termination of the locative case." (H. H. Wilson, Sanskrit Grammar, p 33) |