VOCATIVE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) vocative is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

VOCATIVE as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • relating to a case used in some languages
    Usage Example(s)
    • vocative verb endings
    Pertainym(s)