what does vocative mean?
VOCATIVE as NOUN
- 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
- Meaning
- relating to a case used in some languages
Usage Example(s)
Pertainym(s)
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