Noun
সম্বোধনাত্মক কারক
Definitions of vocative in English
adjective
(1) Relating to a case used in some languages
noun
(1) The case (in some inflected languages
(2) The case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
Examples of vocative in English
(1) He begins with the vocative attributed to Aristotle by Montaigne and others: u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510O my friends, there are no friends!u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb
(2) The vocative form is used with frequent appeals by name to the writer's friend u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510Molly.u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb
(3) Women tend to use such words as adorable, cute, lovely, sweet in describing people and objects and such vocatives as my dear, darling, sweetie.
(4) There's also the question of which adjectives can be used as nicknames, like u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510Slimu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb, u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510Redu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb, and so on - these can of course also be used as vocatives .
synonyms of vocative
vocative case
