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Definitions of vocative in various dictionaries:
noun - the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
adj - relating to a case used in some languages
Relating to, characteristic of, or used in calling.
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The vocative case (abbreviated VOC) is the case used for a noun that identifies a person (animal, object etc.) being addressed or occasionally the determiners of that noun. 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." * Historically, the vocative case was an element of the Indo-European case system and existed in Latin, Sanskrit and Classical 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 (although not modern Russian). * Some linguists, such as Albert Thumb,(de) argue that the vocative form is not a case but a special f |