vocative

English Thesaurus

1. the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	oblique, oblique case,
definition	:	any grammatical case other than the nominative (noun.communication)

2. relating to a case used in some languages (adj.pert)

domain category	:	linguistics,
definition	:	the scientific study of language (noun.cognition)

3. the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed (noun.communication)

derivation	:	vocative,
definition	:	relating to a case used in some languages (adj.pert)

4. relating to a case used in some languages (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	vocative, vocative case,
definition	:	the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed (noun.communication)

derivation	:	vocative, vocative case,
definition	:	the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed (noun.communication)

5. the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed (noun.communication)

derivation	:	vocative,
definition	:	relating to a case used in some languages (adj.pert)

6. relating to a case used in some languages (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	vocative, vocative case,
definition	:	the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed (noun.communication)

derivation	:	vocative, vocative case,
definition	:	the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed (noun.communication)