1. relating to or being a grammatical case used to address someone directly
Usage: grammar

1. a word or phrase used to address someone directly
Usage: grammar
2. the grammatical case used for direct address
Usage: grammar

Examples

• In Latin, ‘Marce’ is the vocative form of ‘Marcus.’
• The vocative case is used when calling someone’s name.
• Hey John is an example of a vocative expression.
• Many languages have special vocative endings for nouns.
• The teacher explained the vocative function in the sentence.
• O Romeo is a famous vocative from Shakespeare.
• Some languages mark the vocative with special particles.