vocative
Of or pertaining to callingOf or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.
» The vocative is the case we use when we call or address someone or something.
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2 sensesOf or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.
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призыва́ющийprizyvájuščij, зову́щийzovúščij
Used in address; appellative; said of the case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective by which a person or thing is addressed.
In English, the vocative may be indicated by an addressee–address separation comma, or by the particle O, as in "What is the matter, sir?", "Mother, listen!", or "O Lord".
vokativ
зва́тельныйzvátelʹnyj
кли́чнийklýčnyj
- relating to a case used in some languages
Examples
2 sentencesThe vocative is the case we use when we call or address someone or something.
In Latin, there are six cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, and vocative.
ruВ латинском языке шесть падежей: номинатив, генитив, датив, аккузатив, аблатив и вокатив. — marafon
deIm Lateinischen gibt es die sechs Kasus Nominativ, Genitiv, Dativ, Akkusativ, Ablativ und Vokativ. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Late Middle English [Term?], borrowed from Middle French vocatif, from Latin vocātīvuFrom Late Middle English [Term?], borrowed from Middle French vocatif, from Latin vocātīvus (“for calling”); a calque of Ancient Greek κλητῐκή (klētĭkḗ, “for calling; vocative case”) – from vocāre (“to call”), from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-, o-grade of *wekʷ- (“give vocal utterance, speak”). See Latin vōx.
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Forms
more vocative, most vocative| Comparative | more vocative Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most vocative Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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