Week Ten, Day Two

Question 1

Vocative case

Answer 1

The vocative of all nouns and adjectives is always like the nominative except in singular nouns in -us of the second declension: these have -e. Proper nouns in -ius and fīlius have only -ī in the vocative singular.

Question 2

Three common exceptions to the rule for vocatives

Answer 2

Meus (masculine singular form), Deus, and Jesus whose vocatives in the singular are mī, Deus, and Jēsū respectively.

Question 3

Position of vocatives

Answer 3

Rule of Position: the vocative in Latin generally does not stand first in the sentence.