VOCATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vocative mean? 

• VOCATIVE (noun)
  The noun VOCATIVE has 1 sense:

1. the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed

  Familiarity information: VOCATIVE used as a noun is very rare.

• VOCATIVE (adjective)
  The adjective VOCATIVE has 1 sense:

1. relating to a case used in some languages

  Familiarity information: VOCATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VOCATIVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

vocative; vocative case

Hypernyms ("vocative" is a kind of...):

oblique; oblique case (any grammatical case other than the nominative)

Derivation:

vocative (relating to a case used in some languages)

• VOCATIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to a case used in some languages

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

vocative verb endings

Domain category:

linguistics (the scientific study of language)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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