Vocative

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The Vocative is the Case of direct address; as, -- crēdite mihi, jūdicēs, _believe me, judges_.

New Latin Grammar Charles E. Bennett
Fīlius forms the Vocative Singular in - ī (for - ie); _viz_. fīlī, _O son!

New Latin Grammar Charles E. Bennett
Proper names in - ās (Genitive - antis) have - ā in the Vocative Singular; as, Atlās (Atlantis), Vocative Atlā, _Atlas_.

New Latin Grammar Charles E. Bennett
Vocative Plural of the Fourth Declension; as, frūctūs.

New Latin Grammar Charles E. Bennett
Similarly the Appositive of a Vocative may, in poetry, stand in the

New Latin Grammar Charles E. Bennett
Vocative Plural, and - ium in the Genitive Plural, thus holding more steadfastly to the i-character than do Masculine and Feminine ĭ-Stems.

New Latin Grammar Charles E. Bennett
Vocative. ποιμένες λέοντες τρίχες πόλεις σώματα φῶτα τείχη

Greek in a Nutshell James Strong
Vocative Singular of all neuters of the Third Declension.

New Latin Grammar Charles E. Bennett
The Vocative usually follows one or more words; as, -- audī, Caesar, _hear, Caesar!

New Latin Grammar Charles E. Bennett
Vocative, especially in poetry and formal prose; as, audī tū, populus

New Latin Grammar Charles E. Bennett