Vocative

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*"Salve Aule!"
 
*"Salve Aule!"
 
*"Salve Gai!"
 
*"Salve Gai!"
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===Algorithmicly Speaking...===
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This '''perl''' function will return the vocative form of a name.
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<pre>
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    sub makeVocative
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    {
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        my ($nomen) = @_;
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        my @elements = split(/\s+/, $nomen);
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        for (my $i=0; $i<=$#elements; $i++)
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        {
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            $elements[$i] =~ s/ius$/i/;
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            $elements[$i] =~ s/us$/e/;
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            $elements[$i] =~ s/IUS$/I/;
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            $elements[$i] =~ s/US$/E/;
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        }
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        return join(' ', @elements);
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    }
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</pre>
  
 
[[Category:Lingua Latina]]
 
[[Category:Lingua Latina]]

Revision as of 20:22, 17 February 2007

When we call someone by name, we use a form of the name called the "vocative". Here are the basic rules for making a vocative:

  • If a name ends in "-ius", then the vocative ends in "-i". "Tullius" becomes "Tulli".
  • If a name ends in "-us", then the vocative ends in "-e". "Marcus" becomes "Marce".
  • All other names do not change at all. "Felix" stays "Felix", "Marca" stays "Marca" and so on.

There is a complete discussion of *which* name you should use at Choosing_a_Roman_name#Which_Names.3F .

It is a good idea in general to use the cognomen (the last part of the name).

  • To say hello to Marcus Lucretius Agricola you would write "Salve Agricola!".
  • To say hello to Aulus Apollonius Cordus you would write "Salve Corde!".
  • To say hello to Gaius Equitius Cato you would write "Salve Cato!".

Only if you are very close friends indeed with these people you could write:

  • "Salve Marce!"
  • "Salve Aule!"
  • "Salve Gai!"

Algorithmicly Speaking...

This perl function will return the vocative form of a name.

    sub makeVocative
    {
        my ($nomen) = @_;

        my @elements = split(/\s+/, $nomen);
   
        for (my $i=0; $i<=$#elements; $i++)
        { 
            $elements[$i] =~ s/ius$/i/;
            $elements[$i] =~ s/us$/e/;
            $elements[$i] =~ s/IUS$/I/;
            $elements[$i] =~ s/US$/E/;
        }
        return join(' ', @elements);
    }
   
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