English adjective: vocative | |||
1. | vocative relating to a case used in some languages | ||
Samples | Vocative verb endings. | ||
Domain category | linguistics | ||
English noun: vocative | |||
1. | vocative (communication) the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed | ||
Synonyms | vocative case | ||
Broader (hypernym) | oblique, oblique case | ||