Editing Vocative case (section)

====Slovak====
Until the end of the 1980s, the existence of a distinct vocative case in [[Slovak language|Slovak]] was recognised and taught at schools. Today, the case is no longer considered to exist except for a few archaic examples of the original vocative remaining in religious, literary or ironic contexts:
{| class="wikitable"
!Nominative
!Vocative
!Translation
!Nominative
!Vocative
!Translation
!Nominative
!Vocative
!Translation
|-
|{{lang|sk|Boh}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|Bože}}
|God
|{{lang|sk|Ježiš}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|Ježišu}}
|Jesus
|{{lang|sk|mama}} ''f.''
|{{lang|sk|mamo}}
|mother
|-
|{{lang|sk|Kristus}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|Kriste}}
|Christ
|{{lang|sk|priateľ}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|priateľu}}
|friend
|{{lang|sk|žena}} ''f.''
|{{lang|sk|ženo}}
|woman
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|{{lang|sk|pán}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|pane}}
|lord
|{{lang|sk|brat}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|bratu}}, {{lang|sk|bratku}}
|brother
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|{{lang|sk|otec}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|otče}}
|father
|{{lang|sk|syn}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|synu}}, {{lang|sk|synku}}
|son
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|{{lang|sk|človek}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|človeče}}
|man, human
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|-
|{{lang|sk|chlap}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|chlape}}
|man
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|-
|{{lang|sk|chlapec}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|chlapče}}
|boy
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|}
In everyday use, the Czech vocative is sometimes retrofitted to certain words:
{| class="wikitable"
!Nominative
!Vocative
!Translation
|-
|{{lang|sk|majster}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|majstre}}
|maestro
|-
|{{lang|sk|šéf}}  ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|šéfe}}
|boss
|-
|{{lang|sk|švagor}}  ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|švagre}}
|brother-in-law
|}
Another stamp of vernacular vocative is emerging, presumably under the influence of [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] for certain family members or proper names:
{| class="wikitable"
!Nominative
!Vocative
!Translation
|-
|{{lang|sk|otec}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|oci}}
|father
|-
|{{lang|sk|mama}} ''f.''
|{{lang|sk|mami}}
|mother
|-
|{{lang|sk|babka}} ''f.''
|{{lang|sk|babi}}
|grandmother, old woman
|-
|{{lang|sk|Paľo}} ''m.''
|{{lang|sk|Pali}}
|Paul, domestic form
|-
|{{lang|sk|Zuza}} ''f.''
|{{lang|sk|Zuzi}}
|Susan, domestic form
|}