Vocative formation review Flashcards

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1
Q

The vocative generally looks like the ______

A

nominative (it always does in the plural)

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If the noun ends in -us, it becomes ___ in the vocative

A

-e, ex: Brutus becomes Brute

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-ius becomes

A

-i, ex: Julius becomes Juli

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meus becomes

A

mi in the vocative, note this is only for meus, which is nominative, singular and masculine

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