Definitions for vocative case
voca·tive case

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1. vocative, vocative casenoun

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

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1. vocative casenoun

   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 include Arabic, Czech, Georgian, Greek, Hawaiian, Hindi, Irish, Latin, Lithuanian, Ojibwe, Polish, Romanian, Sanskrit, Serbo-Croatian, and Ukrainian .

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1. Vocative case

   In grammar, the vocative case (abbreviated VOC) is a grammatical case which is used for a noun that identifies a person (animal, object, etc.) being addressed, or occasionally for the noun modifiers (determiners, adjectives, participles, and numerals) of that noun; the comma that should be applied in such a context is referred to as a vocative comma. The usage of vocative case in the English language (and many others where commas are used) necessitates a comma to help clarify the writer's intent; failure to strictly adhere to this rule can lead to confusion over the writer's intent. A vocative expression is an expression of direct address by which the identity of the party spoken to is set forth expressly within a sentence. For example, in the sentence "I don't know, John," John is a vocative expression that indicates the party being addressed, as opposed to the sentence "I don't know John" in which "John" is the direct object of the verb "know". In simple terms, the first sentence is the speaker telling a person called John that they do not know something, while the second sentence is the speaker saying that they do not know who John is. A well-known humorous example is "Let's eat, Grandma" and "Let's eat Grandma", where the former example is the speaker telling their grandma to eat something, while the latter example is the speaker asking a third party to join them in cannibalizing their grandmother. Historically, the vocative case was an element of the Indo-European case system and existed in Latin, Sanskrit and Greek. Many modern Indo-European languages (English, Spanish, etc.) have lost the vocative case, but others retain it, including the Baltic languages, some Celtic languages and most Slavic languages. Some linguists, such as Albert Thumb,(de) argue that the vocative form is not a case but a special form of nouns not belonging to any case, as vocative expressions are not related syntactically to other words in sentences. Pronouns usually lack vocative forms.

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1. vocative case

   The vocative case is a grammatical case used in various languages to identify a noun that is being directly addressed or spoken to. This could be a person, object, or even an abstract concept. It is typically used to indicate who is being spoken to within a conversation or a piece of writing. The noun in vocative case often appears in a sentence unchanged, but in some languages it may be modified to indicate the addressee. It usually stands apart from the rest of the sentence, set off by a pause or sometimes by special vocative particles.

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1. Vocative case

   The vocative case is the case used for a noun that identifies a person being addressed or, occasionally, the determiners of that noun. A vocative expression is an expression of direct address where the identity of the party spoken to is set forth expressly within a sentence. For example, in the sentence, "I don't know, John," John is a vocative expression that indicates the party being addressed—as opposed to the sentence, "I don't know John," where John is the direct object of the verb "know." Historically, the vocative case was an element of the Indo-European system of cases, and existed in Latin, Sanskrit, and Classical Greek. Many modern Indo-European languages have lost vocative case. Many, however, retain it, including: ⁕Modern Greek ⁕Albanian ⁕Baltic languages, such as ⁕Lithuanian ⁕Latvian, ⁕Slavic languages such as ⁕Polish ⁕Czech ⁕Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian ⁕Ukrainian ⁕Macedonian ⁕Bulgarian ⁕Modern Celtic languages such as ⁕Scottish Gaelic ⁕Irish ⁕Romance languages such as ⁕Romanian ⁕Catalan and Portuguese use the personal article, but drop it in front of vocative forms. In Extremaduran and Fala language, some post-tonical vowels open in vocative forms of nouns, but it is a new development that doesn't come from the Latin vocative case. It also occurs in some non-Indo-European languages, such as Georgian.

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1. • Oblique Case

How to pronounce vocative case?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say vocative case in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vocative case in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vocative case in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vocative case
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vocative_Case
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocative_Case
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=vocative case