What is "vocative" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does vocative mean in English? Meaning of vocative definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "vocative" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "vocative": the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed

Noun

  • Meaning: the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
  • Synonyms: vocative vocative case
  • Hypernyms: oblique oblique case
  • Meaning of "vocative": relating to a case used in some languages

    Adjective

  • Meaning: relating to a case used in some languages
  • Example: vocative verb endings
  • Synonyms: vocative
  • Adjective: Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.(grammar) Used in address; appellative; — said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord.
  • Synonyms:

    loquacious, facile, eloquent, artful, articulate, talkative, easy, flip, fluent, garrulous, insincere, plausible, quick, ready, silver-tongued, slippery, suave, urbane, vocal, voluble, smooth-tongued, fast-talking, hot-air, smooth operator, smooth-spoken, artful, articulate, easy, eloquent, facile, flip, fluent, garrulous, insincere, loquacious, plausible, quick, ready, silver-tongued, slick, slippery, suave, talkative, urbane, vocal, voluble, fast-talking, hot-air, smooth operator, smooth-spoken,

    Antonyms:

    inarticulate, tongue-tied, uncommunicative, quiet, silent, stuttering,

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    vocative in English: vocative
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