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vocative case meaning in Tamil

விளி viḷi

vocative case in Tamil: விளி (viḷi), விளி வேற்றுமை (viḷi vēṟṟumai), எட்டாம் வேற்றுமை (eṭṭām vēṟṟumai). In English, vocative case means case of address, case used for a noun identifying the person or thing being addressed. It corresponds to the archaic English particle "O" as used in solemn or poetic address e.g.: Hear me, O Albion! Languages that regularly employ the vocative include Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Georgian, Greek, Hawaiian, Hindi-Urdu, Irish, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ojibwe, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian/Rusyn, Sanskrit, Scottish Gaelic, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Tamil and Ukrainian.

Tamil words for vocative case

case of address
விளி viḷi, விளி வேற்றுமை viḷi vēṟṟumai, எட்டாம் வேற்றுமை eṭṭām vēṟṟumai

English meaning of vocative case

  1. noun Case of address, case used for a noun identifying the person or thing being addressed. It corresponds to the archaic English particle "O" as used in solemn or poetic address e.g.: Hear me, O Albion! Languages that regularly employ the vocative include Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Georgian, Greek, Hawaiian, Hindi-Urdu, Irish, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ojibwe, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian/Rusyn, Sanskrit, Scottish Gaelic, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Tamil and Ukrainian.

Full definition of vocative case

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Questions about vocative case in Tamil

What is the meaning of vocative case in Tamil?
Vocative case in Tamil is விளி (viḷi), விளி வேற்றுமை (viḷi vēṟṟumai), எட்டாம் வேற்றுமை (eṭṭām vēṟṟumai).
vocative case என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Vocative case: விளி (viḷi), விளி வேற்றுமை (viḷi vēṟṟumai), எட்டாம் வேற்றுமை (eṭṭām vēṟṟumai).
What does vocative case mean in English?
Vocative case means case of address, case used for a noun identifying the person or thing being addressed. It corresponds to the archaic English particle "O" as used in solemn or poetic address e.g.: Hear me, O Albion! Languages that regularly employ the vocative include Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Georgian, Greek, Hawaiian, Hindi-Urdu, Irish, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ojibwe, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian/Rusyn, Sanskrit, Scottish Gaelic, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Tamil and Ukrainian.

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