vocatif

French

Etymology

From Middle French vocatif, borrowed from grammatical Latin vocātīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.ka.tif/

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Noun

vocatif m (plural vocatifs)

1. (grammar) vocative, vocative case

See also

• génitif
• nominatif
• accusatif
• datif
• locatif
• instrumental

Further reading

• “vocatif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from grammatical Latin vocativus.

Noun

vocatif m (plural vocatifs)

1. (grammar) the vocative case

Descendants

• English: vocative
• French: vocatif