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Meaning of vocative | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
ˈvɑkətɪv

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.
  2. Used in address; appellative; said of the case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective by which a person or thing is addressed.

Equivalents

العربية نداء
Bosanski vokativ vokativan
Čeština Kolíne vokativní
Deutsch aufrufend Vokativ
Español vocativo vocativo
Suomi kutsumuksellinen
Français vocatif vocationnel
Gàidhlig gairmeach
Hrvatski vokativ vokativan
Kurdî vokatîv
Latina vocativus
Nederlands vocatief
Português vocativo
Русский звательный зовущий призывающий
Српски vokativ vokativan
Svenska vokativ
Українська кличний

Examples

“In English, the vocative may be indicated by an addressee–address separation comma, or by the particle O, as in "What is the matter⟳, sir?", "Mother, listen⟳!", or "O Lord".”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

vochysiaceous vociferant vociferative vociferous vocimotor vocoderlike

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