in
Latin, words in the Vocative case are used to express direct address. They predominantly carry the same endings as the
Nominative case.
For Example:
English: "come, o Julius!"
Latin: "veni, o Julie!"
English: "Hello,
little boy."
Latin: "Salve,
parve puer."
A dead giveaway (just as in greek) that a word is in the vocative case: it will usually be directly proceeded by an 'o'. (aptly translated "oh")...
In Latin, the Vocative case uses the endings:
Sing Plur
1Dec -a -ae
2Dec -e -i
3Dec -* -es
4Dec -us -us
5Dec -es -es
* - Third Declension singular Nouns can have almost any ending in the Vocative Case. You Just have to memorize them. Tough beans.
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