singularlocative
Singular locative is a grammatical form used to mark the location of a single referent. It is a specific realization of the locative category that encodes singular number, in contrast to locatives that mark plural referents or do not distinguish number. The term is mainly used in descriptive grammars and typological surveys to refer to the singular form within a language’s locative paradigm.
In languages with explicit number-marked locatives, the singular locative may appear as a suffix on the noun,
Functionally, the singular locative serves to locate a single entity in space or time, providing a grammatical
Distribution and notes: Many languages do not maintain a separate singular locative, instead marking number through
See also: Locative case, plural locative, noun number, locatives in typology.