Category:Vocative

Voc"a*tive, a. Etym: [l. vocativus, fr. vocare to call.]

Defn: of or pertaining to calling; used in calling; specifically (gram.), used in address; appellative; -- said of that case or form Of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is Addressed; as, domine, o lord.

Vocative Voc"a*tive, n. Etym: [l. vocativus (sc. casus): cf. F. vocatif.] (gram.)

Defn: the vocative case.