nominatiivilocatiivinen

Nominatiivilocatiivinen is a grammatical case found in some languages. It functions as both a nominative and a locative case. The nominative case typically marks the subject of a sentence, while the locative case indicates location. When a noun is in the nominatiivilocatiivinen case, it can fulfill either of these grammatical roles depending on the context.

This combined case is not present in many well-known languages like English or French. However, it can be observed in certain Finno-Ugric languages, such as some dialects of Finnish or Karelian, and potentially in other language families as well, though less commonly. The existence and specific usage of the nominatiivilocatiivinen case highlight the diverse ways languages can encode grammatical information.

The dual function means that a single form of a noun can indicate that it is the subject performing an action or that the action is taking place at a particular location. For example, a word in the nominatiivilocatiivinen case might mean "the dog is here" where "the dog" is the subject and "here" is the location, all expressed with a single inflection. This can simplify morphology by reducing the number of distinct case endings needed.