vocative case

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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 e.g.: Hear me, O Albion! Languages that regularly employ the vocative include Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Georgian, Greek, Hawaiian, Hindi-Urdu, Irish, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ojibwe, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian/Rusyn, Sanskrit, Scottish Gaelic, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Tamil and Ukrainian.

Equivalents

Españolcaso vocativo vocativo

Françaisvocatif

DeutschAnredefall fünfter Fall Vokativ

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العربيةنداء

Azərbaycan diliçağırış halı

Българскизвателен падеж

Bosanskivokativ

Češtinapátý pád vokativ

Cymraegcyfarchol

Ελληνικάκλητική

Esperantovokativo

Gaeilgegairmeach

Gàidhliggairmeach tuiseal gairmeach

हिन्दीसंबोधन संबोधन विभक्ति

Hrvatskivokativ

Magyarmegszólító eset

Հայերենկոչական հոլով

Íslenskaávarpsfall

Italianovocativo

日本語呼格

ქართულიწოდებითი წოდებითი ბრუნვა

한국어호격

Kurdîvokatîf vokatîv

Latinavocativus

Lietuviųšauksmininkas

Latviešuvokatīvs

Монголдуудахын тийн ялгал

Nederlandsaanspreekvorm vocatief

Portuguêsvocativo

Românăvocativ

Русскийзва́тельный паде́ж

Slovenčinavokatív

Српскиvokativ

Svenskavokativ

தமிழ்எட்டாம் வேற்றுமை விளி விளி வேற்றுமை

తెలుగుసంబోధనా ప్రథమా విభక్తి

Türkçevokatif

Українськакли́чний відмі́нок

اردوپتہ

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

Vocatively Vocatives vocd Voce voce di petto voce di testa

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