Vocative
11vocative — voc|a|tive [ˈvɔkətıv US ˈva: ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: vocatif, from Latin vocativus, from vocare; VOCATION] technical a word or particular form of a word used to show that you are speaking or writing directly to someone… …
12vocative — [[t]vɒ̱kətɪv[/t]] vocatives N COUNT A vocative is a word such as darling or madam which is used to address someone or attract their attention. [TECHNICAL] …
13vocative — voc·a·tive || vÉ‘kÉ™tɪv / vÉ’k n. word which is employed to address someone; vocative case, case which denotes that someone is being addressed (Grammar) adj. employed to address someone (Grammar) …
14vocative — noun (C) technical a particular form of a noun in certain languages, used when speaking or writing to someone vocative adjective …
15vocative — voc•a•tive [[t]ˈvɒk ə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) gram. of or designating a grammatical case, as in Latin, used to indicate that a noun or pronoun refers to the person or thing being addressed 2) of or used in calling or addressing 3) gram. the vocative… …
16vocative Grammar — [ vɒkətɪv] adjective relating to or denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives used in addressing or invoking a person or thing. noun a word in the vocative case. Origin ME: from OFr. vocatif, ive or L. vocativus, from vocare to call …
17Vocative case — For the assembly programming concept, see Addressing mode. The vocative case (abbreviated voc) is the case used for a noun identifying the person (animal, object, etc.) being addressed and/or occasionally the determiners of that noun. A vocative… …
18vocative case — noun the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed • Syn: ↑vocative • Derivationally related forms: ↑vocative (for: ↑vocative) • Hypernyms: ↑oblique, ↑ …
19vocative case — noun case of address, case used for a noun identifying the person or thing being addressed. It corresponds to the archaic English particle O as used in solemn or poetic address: Hear me, O Albion! Languages that regularly employ the vocative… …
20vocative — См. vocativo …
