Editing Vocative case (section)

====Bulgarian====
Unlike most other [[Slavic languages]], [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] has lost case marking for nouns. However, Bulgarian preserves vocative forms. Traditional male names usually have a vocative ending.

{| class="wikitable"
!Nominative 
!Vocative
|-
|{{lang|bg|Петър|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Petar}}
|{{lang|bg|Петр'''е'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Petr'''e'''}}
|-
|{{lang|bg|Тодор|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Todor}}
|{{lang|bg|Тодор'''е'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Todor'''e'''}}
|-
|{{lang|bg|Иван|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Ivan}}
|{{lang|bg|Иван'''е'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Ivan'''e'''}}
|}

More-recent names and foreign names may have a vocative form but it is rarely used ({{lang|bg|Ричарде|italic=no}}, instead of simply {{lang|bg|Ричард|italic=no}} Richard, sounds unusual or humorous to native speakers).

Vocative phrases like {{lang|bg|господине министре|italic=no}} (Mr. Minister) have been almost completely replaced by nominative forms, especially in official writing. Proper nouns usually also have vocative forms, but they are used less frequently. Here are some proper nouns that are frequently used in vocative:

{| class="wikitable"
!English word
!Nominative
!Vocative
|-
|God
|{{lang|bg|Бог|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Bog}}
|{{lang|bg|Бож'''е'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Bozh'''e'''}}
|-
|Lord
|{{lang|bg|Господ|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Gospod}}
|{{lang|bg|Господ'''и'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Gospod'''i'''}}
|-
|Jesus Christ
|{{lang|bg|Исус Христос|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Isus Hristos}}
|{{lang|bg|Исус'''е'''|italic=no}} {{lang|bg|Христ'''е'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Isus'''e''' Hrist'''e'''}}
|-
|comrade
|{{lang|bg|другар|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|drugar}}
|{{lang|bg|другар'''ю'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|drugar'''yu'''}}
|-
|priest
|{{lang|bg|поп|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|pop}}
|{{lang|bg|поп'''е'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|pop'''e'''}}
|-
|frog
|{{lang|bg|жаба|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|zhaba}}
|{{lang|bg|жаб'''о'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|zhab'''o'''}}
|-
|fool
|{{lang|bg|глупак|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|glupak}}
|{{lang|bg|глупак'''о'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|glupak'''o'''}}
|}

Vocative case forms also normally exist for female given names:
{| class="wikitable"
!Nominative
!Vocative
|-
|{{lang|bg|Елена|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Elena}}
|{{lang|bg|Елен'''о'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Elen'''o'''}}
|-
|{{lang|bg|Пена|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Pena}}
|{{lang|bg|Пен'''о'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Pen'''o'''}}
|-
|{{lang|bg|Елица|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Elitsa}}
|{{lang|bg|Елиц'''е'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Elits'''e'''}}
|-
|{{lang|bg|Радка|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Radka}}
|{{lang|bg|Радк'''е'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Radk'''e'''}}
|}

Except for forms that end in -{{lang|bg|е}}, they are considered rude and are normally avoided. For female kinship terms, the vocative is always used:
{| class="wikitable"
!English word
!Nominative
!Vocative
|-
|Grandmother
|{{lang|bg|Баба|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Baba}}
|{{lang|bg|Баб'''о'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Bab'''o'''}}
|-
|Mom
|{{lang|bg|Майка|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Mayka}}<br/> Мама {{Transliteration|bg|Mama}}
|{{lang|bg|Майк'''о'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg| Mayk'''o'''}}<br/>{{lang|bg|Мам'''о'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Mam'''o'''}}
|-
|Aunt
|{{lang|bg|Леля|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Lelya}}
|{{lang|bg|Лел'''ьо'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Lel'''yo'''}}
|-
|Sister
|{{lang|bg|Сестра|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Sestra}}
|{{lang|bg|Сестр'''о'''|italic=no}} {{Transliteration|bg|Sestr'''o'''}}
|}