Vocative

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:19 pts8 letters

Definition of Vocative

Adjective

Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.
Used in address; appellative; said of the case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective by which a person or thing is addressed.
"In English, the vocative may be indicated by an addressee–address separation comma, or by the particle O, as in "What is the matter, sir?", "Mother, listen!", or "O Lord"."

Noun

The vocative case
A word in the vocative case
A vocative expression
Something said to (or as though to) a particular person or thing; an entreaty, an invocation.

Anagrams of Vocative

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "vocative":

6-LETTER WORDS

active avocet octave vivace votive

5-LETTER WORDS

cavie civet coati covet evict ovate vatic vitae voice

4-LETTER WORDS

cate cave ciao cite coat cote cove etic iota otic tace taco toea veto vice+4 more

3-LETTER WORDS

ace act ait ate ave avo cat cot eat eta ice oat oca ova tae+2 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "vocative" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

VO...Words starting with "vo"...VEWords ending with "ve"All 8-letter words Unscramble "vocative"

Rhyming Words

ablative abortive above abrasive absolutive absolve absorptive abstractive abusive accelerative acceptive accommodative accretive acculturative accumulative+5 more

Related Words

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