vocative (redirected from vocatives)

voc·a·tive  (vk-tv)

adj.

1. Relating to, characteristic of, or used in calling.

2. Of, relating to, or being a grammatical case in certain inflected languages to indicate the person or thing being addressed.

n.

1. The vocative case.

2. A word or form in the vocative case.

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[Middle English vocatif, from Old French, from Latin voctvus (csus), vocative (case), from voctus, past participle of vocre, to call; see vocation.]

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voca·tive·ly adv.

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vocative [ˈvɒkətɪv]

adj

1. relating to, used in, or characterized by calling

2. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar denoting a case of nouns, in some inflected languages, used when the referent of the noun is being addressed

n

(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar

a.  the vocative case

b.  a vocative noun or speech element

[from Latin phrase vocātīvus cāsus the calling case, from vocāre to call]

vocatively  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vocative - the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed vocative case oblique, oblique case - any grammatical case other than the nominative
Adj.	1.	vocative - relating to a case used in some languages; "vocative verb endings" linguistics - the scientific study of language

Translations

vocative [ˈvɒkətɪv]

A. ADJ vocative case → vocativo m

B. N → vocativo m

vocative [ˈvɒkətɪv] n → vocatif m

vocative

n → Anredeform f, → Vokativ m; vocative case → Anredefall m, → Vokativ m

vocative [ˈvɒkətɪv]

1. adj → vocativo/a

2. n → vocativo

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vocative [ˈvɒkətɪv]

1. adj → vocativo/a

2. n → vocativo