About The Word Vocative
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Vocative
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What's The Definition Of Vocative?
[n] the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
[adj] (linguistics) relating to a case used in some languages; "vocative verb endings" Synonyms | Synonyms for Vocative: vocative case Related Terms | Find terms related to Vocative: See Also | oblique | oblique case Vocative In Webster's Dictionary \Voc"a*tive\, a. [L. vocativus, fr. vocare to call.]
Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling; specifically
(Gram.), used in address; appellative; -- said of that case
or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person
or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord.
\Voc"a*tive\, n. [L. vocativus (sc. casus): cf. F. vocatif.] (Gram.) The vocative case. |
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