Meaning of VOCATIVE
| Pronunciation: | | 'vâkutiv
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | vocative case |
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| | See Also: | | oblique, oblique case | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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