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View synonyms for vocative

vocative

[ vok-uh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. 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.
  2. of, relating to, or used in calling, specifying, or addressing.


noun

, Grammar.
  1. the vocative case.
  2. a word in the vocative, as Latin Paule “O Paul.”

vocative

/ ˈvɒkətɪv /

adjective

  1. relating to, used in, or characterized by calling
  2. grammar denoting a case of nouns, in some inflected languages, used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. grammar
    1. the vocative case
    2. a vocative noun or speech element
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈvocatively, adverb
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Other Words From

  • voca·tive·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vocative1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin vocātīvus ( cāsus ) calling (case), equivalent to vocāt ( us ) ( vocation ) + -īvus -ive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vocative1

C15: from Latin phrase vocātīvus cāsus the calling case, from vocāre to call
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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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