vocative
C2Ածական/US /ˈvoʊkəˌtɪv/ ˈvōkəˌtĭv; UK /ˈvəʊkəˌtɪv/ ˈvəō͝ōkəˌtĭv/
Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling; specifically , 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 The vocative case.
