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vocative
[ vok-uh-tiv ]
adjective
- Grammar. (in certain inflected languages, as Latin) noting or pertaining to a case used to indicate that a noun refers to a person or thing being addressed.
- of, relating to, or used in calling, specifying, or addressing.
noun
- the vocative case.
- a word in the vocative, as Latin Paule “O Paul.”
vocative
/ ˈvɒkətɪv /
adjective
- relating to, used in, or characterized by calling
- grammar denoting a case of nouns, in some inflected languages, used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
noun
- grammar
- the vocative case
- a vocative noun or speech element
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Derived Forms
- ˈvocatively, adverb
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Other Words From
- voca·tive·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vocative1
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Example Sentences
“He told me to keep my eyes open super wide,” Waters told Vocative.
The vocative alone often takes a final a as in the interrogative form.
Ahaygar; a pet term; my friend, my love: vocative of Irish tagur, love, a dear person.
Avourneen, my love: the vocative case of Irish muirnn, a sweetheart, a loved person.
Vocative, vok′a-tiv, adj. pertaining to the act of calling, applied to the grammatical case used in personal address.
It is a different word altogether, and is only the subjunctive of am, in the way puss is the vocative of cat.
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