vocative
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vocative
- /ˈvɑkətɪv/ US
- /ˈvoʊkətɪv/ US
- /ˈvɒkətɪv/ UK
- /ˈvakətɪv/
Where it comes from
From 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.
adjective more vocative · most vocative
- Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.
- 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".
noun vocatives
- The vocative case
- A word in the vocative case
- A vocative expression
- Something said to (or as though to) a particular person or thing; an entreaty, an invocation. [T]he two latter will hardly come neither, if they think it will be to hear your whining vocatives.
Translations
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adj of or pertaining to calling
| 日本語 | 天職の tenshoku no |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | संबोधित sambodhit |
| Português | vocativo |
| Français | vocationnel |
| Deutsch | aufrufend |
| Ελληνικά | κλητικός klitikós |
| Русский | призыва́ющий prizyvájuščij, зову́щий zovúščij |
adj grammar: used in address
| Español | vocativo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 呼格の kokaku no |
| 中文 | 呼格 hūgé |
| हिन्दी | संबोधित sambodhit |
| Português | vocativo |
| Français | vocatif |
| Deutsch | vokativ |
| Ελληνικά | κλητικός klitikós |
| Русский | зва́тельный zvátelʹnyj |
| العربية | نِدَاء nidāʔ |
noun a vocative expression
| Français | apostrophe |
|---|
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title = {vocative},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vocative},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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