vokativ

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See also: Vokativ, vokatív, and vokatîv

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vocātīvus (“for calling”), from vocō (“to call”).

Pronunciation

Noun

vokativ m inan

  1. vocative case
    Synonyms: pátý pád, volatel

Declension

Declension of vokativ (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative vokativ vokativy
genitive vokativu vokativů
dative vokativu vokativům
accusative vokativ vokativy
vocative vokative vokativy
locative vokativě, vokativu vokativech
instrumental vokativem vokativy

Related terms

Further reading

  • vokativ in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • vokativ in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • vokativ in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vocativus (“vocative”), from vocare (“to call”).

Noun

vokativ c (singular definite vokativen, plural indefinite vokativer)

  1. (grammar) vocative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vocativus (“vocative”), from vocare (“to call”).

Noun

vokativ m (definite singular vokativen, indefinite plural vokativer, definite plural vokativene)

  1. (grammar) vocative

Synonyms

References

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

vȍkatīv m (Cyrillic spelling во̏катӣв)

  1. (grammar) vocative

Declension

Declension of vokativ
singular plural
nominative vokativ vokativi
genitive vokativa vokativa
dative vokativu vokativima
accusative vokativ vokative
vocative vokative vokativi
locative vokativu vokativima
instrumental vokativom vokativima

Swedish

Adjective

vokativ

  1. (grammar) vocative (grammar: used in address)

Noun

vokativ c

  1. (grammar) the grammatical case vocative

Declension

Declension of vokativ 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vokativ vokativen vokativer vokativerna
Genitive vokativs vokativens vokativers vokativernas
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