VOCATIVE


Meaning of VOCATIVE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' vä-k ə -tiv

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English vocatif, from Middle French, from Latin vocativus, from vocatus, past participle of vocare

Date: 15th century

1 : of, relating to, or being a grammatical case marking the one addressed (as Latin Domine in miserere, Domine “ have mercy, O Lord ” )

2 of a word or word group : marking the one addressed (as mother in “ mother, come here ” )

– voc · a · tive · ly adverb

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