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Meaning of vocative case | Babel Free

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

العربية نداء
Čeština pátý pád vokativ
Ελληνικά κλητική
Suomi vokatiivi
Français vocatif
हिन्दी संबोधन
Italiano vocativo
日本語 呼格
한국어 호격
Nederlands aanspreekvorm vocatief
Polski wołacz
Português vocativo
Svenska vokativ
Türkçe vokatif

CEFR level

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

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