vocative

English

/ˈvɑkətɪv/, /ˈvɒkətɪv/

adj

Definitions

Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.
(grammar) Used in address; appellative (said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed). For example "Domine, O Lord"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French vocatif derived from Latin vocātīvus (for calling) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wokʷ-

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

vocatively English
vocativus Latin
vocātīvus Latin
vocativo Italian
vocatif French
vocativo Spanish, Castilian
*wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
*wokʷ- Proto-Indo-European
vocativo Portuguese
vokatīvs Latvian
vokativ Albanian
vocatif Middle French

vocatively