vocative

[ vok-uh-tiv ]

/ ˈvɒk ə tɪv /

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adjective

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.

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

noun Grammar.

the vocative case.

a word in the vocative, as Latin Paule “O Paul.”

Origin of vocative

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

OTHER WORDS FROM vocative

voc·a·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby vocative

vocational, vocational education, vocational guidance, vocationalism, vocational school, vocative, voces, vociferance, vociferant, vociferate, vociferation

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Example sentences from the Web for vocative

This word literally means "brother-in-law," but it is the vocative used by the Cree in speaking to anybody he feels kindly toward.
The New North|Agnes Deans Cameron
It ought to be in the vocative, and you have put it in the dative.
Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles|Mrs. Henry Wood
In fact, as they have no titles of honour, the vocative adjuration supplies the place of a title, and is given impartially to all.
The Coming Race|Edward Bulwer Lytton
A vocative is in the nominative case, and is often called a nominative by direct address or a vocative nominative (p. 42).
An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises|George Lyman Kittredge

Lado, the vocative of Lada, the goddess of love, in the old Slavonian mythology.
Servian Popular Poetry|John Bowring

British Dictionary definitions for vocative

vocative

/ (ˈvɒkətɪv) /

adjective

relating to, used in, or characterized by calling

grammar denoting a case of nouns, in some inflected languages, used when the referent of the noun is being addressed

noun

grammar

the vocative case
a vocative noun or speech element

Derived forms of vocative

vocatively, adverb

Word Origin for vocative

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

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单词	vocative
释义	vocative [ vok-uh-tiv ] / ˈvɒk ə tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vocative ON THESAURUS.COM adjective 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. of, relating to, or used in calling, specifying, or addressing. noun Grammar. the vocative case. a word in the vocative, as Latin Paule “O Paul.” Origin of vocative 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin vocātīvus (cāsus) calling (case), equivalent to vocāt(us) (see vocation) + -īvus-ive OTHER WORDS FROM vocative voc·a·tive·ly, adverb Words nearby vocative vocational, vocational education, vocational guidance, vocationalism, vocational school, vocative, voces, vociferance, vociferant, vociferate, vociferation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vocative This word literally means "brother-in-law," but it is the vocative used by the Cree in speaking to anybody he feels kindly toward. The New North\|Agnes Deans Cameron It ought to be in the vocative, and you have put it in the dative. Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles\|Mrs. Henry Wood In fact, as they have no titles of honour, the vocative adjuration supplies the place of a title, and is given impartially to all. The Coming Race\|Edward Bulwer Lytton A vocative is in the nominative case, and is often called a nominative by direct address or a vocative nominative (p. 42). An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises\|George Lyman Kittredge Lado, the vocative of Lada, the goddess of love, in the old Slavonian mythology. Servian Popular Poetry\|John Bowring British Dictionary definitions for vocative vocative / (ˈvɒkətɪv) / adjective relating to, used in, or characterized by calling grammar denoting a case of nouns, in some inflected languages, used when the referent of the noun is being addressed noun grammar the vocative case a vocative noun or speech element Derived forms of vocative vocatively, adverb Word Origin for vocative C15: from Latin phrase vocātīvus cāsus the calling case, from vocāre to call 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 Words related to vocative loquacious, facile, eloquent, artful, articulate, talkative, easy, flip, fluent, garrulous, insincere, plausible, quick, ready, silver-tongued, slick, slippery, suave, urbane, vocal
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vocative

adjective

noun Grammar.

Origin of vocative

OTHER WORDS FROM vocative

Words nearby vocative

Example sentences from the Web for vocative

British Dictionary definitions for vocative

adjective

noun

Derived forms of vocative

Word Origin for vocative

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