English new terms dictionary. 2014.
vocative — ► ADJECTIVE Grammar ▪ (of a case) used in addressing or invoking a person or thing. ORIGIN Latin vocativus, from vocare to call … English terms dictionary
Vocative case — For the assembly programming concept, see Addressing mode. The vocative case (abbreviated voc) is the case used for a noun identifying the person (animal, object, etc.) being addressed and/or occasionally the determiners of that noun. A vocative… … Wikipedia
vocative — /ˈvɒkətɪv / (say vokuhtiv) adjective 1. Grammar a. (in some inflected languages) designating a case that indicates the person or thing addressed. b. similar to such a case form in function or meaning. 2. relating to or used in calling. –noun 3.… …
grammar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mode of speaking and writing Nouns 1. grammar; accidence, syntax, analysis, synopsis, praxis, punctuation, syllabi[fi]cation; agreement. See speech, language, writing. 2. a. part of speech; participle;… … English dictionary for students
vocative — voc·a·tive || vÉ‘kÉ™tɪv / vÉ’k n. word which is employed to address someone; vocative case, case which denotes that someone is being addressed (Grammar) adj. employed to address someone (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
Modern Greek grammar — Main article: Modern Greek The grammar of Standard Modern Greek, as spoken in present day Greece and Cyprus, is basically that of Demotic Greek, but it has also assimilated certain elements of Katharevousa, the archaic, learned variety of Greek… … Wikipedia
Romanian grammar — Romanian (technically called Daco Romanian ) shares practically the same grammar and most of the vocabulary and phonological processes with the other three surviving Eastern Romance languages: Aromanian, Megleno Romanian, and Istro Romanian.As a… … Wikipedia
Ancient Greek grammar — is morphologically complex and preserves several features of Proto Indo European morphology. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, articles, numerals and especially verbs are all highly inflected. This article is an introduction to this morphological… … Wikipedia
Serbo-Croatian grammar — Serbo Croatian is a South Slavic language with moderately complex verbal and nominal systems. This article deals exclusively with the Neo Shtokavian dialect, the basis for the official standard of Yugoslavia and its present day forms of Bosnian,… … Wikipedia
Colognian grammar — Articles Adjectives Prepositions Nouns Pronouns Declension Verbs Tense Aspect Mood Modal particle Conjugation Adverbial phrases Sentence structure The Colognian grammar describes the formal systems of the modern Colognian language being used in… … Wikipedia
