used in address; appellative; — said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord
A vocative is a word such as `darling' or `madam' which is used to address someone or attract their attention. a word or particular form of a word used to show that you are speaking or writing directly to someone (vocatif, from vocativus, from vocare; VOCATION)
used in address; appellative; - said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord
{i} (Grammar) word which is employed to address someone; vocative case, case which denotes that someone is being addressed (e.g.: "You are a good boy, John Smith")
the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed relating to a case used in some languages; "vocative verb endings
used in address; appellative; said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord