Editing Vocative case (section)

=====Scottish Gaelic=====
The vocative case in [[Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish Gaelic]] follows the same basic pattern as Irish. The vocative case causes [[lenition]] of the initial consonant of nouns. Lenition changes the initial sound of the word (or name).

In addition, masculine nouns are slenderized if possible (that is, in writing, an 'i' is inserted before the final consonant) This also changes the pronunciation of the word.

Also, the particle {{lang|gd|a}} is placed before the noun unless it begins with a vowel (or f followed immediately by a vowel, which becomes silent when lenited). Examples of the use of the vocative personal names (as in Irish):

{| class="wikitable"
 !Nominative case
 !Vocative case
 |-
 |{{lang|gd|Caitrìona}}
 |{{lang|gd|'''a Ch'''aitrìona}}
 |-
 |{{lang|gd|Dòmhnall}}
 |{{lang|gd|'''a Dh'''òmhna'''i'''ll}}
 |-
 |{{lang|gd|Màiri}}
 |{{lang|gd|'''a Mh'''àiri}}
 |-
 |{{lang|gd|Seumas}}
 |{{lang|gd|'''a Sh'''euma'''i'''s}}
 |-
 |{{lang|gd|Ùna}}
 |{{lang|gd|Ùna}}
 |-
 |{{lang|gd|cù}}
 |{{lang|gd|'''a ch'''oin}}
 |-
 |{{lang|gd|bean}}
 |{{lang|gd|'''a bh'''ean}}
 |-
 |{{lang|gd|duine}}
 |{{lang|gd|'''a dh'''uine}}
 |-
|}

The name "Hamish" is just the English spelling of {{lang|gd|Sheumais}} (the vocative of {{lang|gd|Seumas}} and pronounced {{IPA|ˈheːmɪʃ}}), and thus is actually a Gaelic vocative. Likewise, the name "Vairi" is an English spelling of {{lang|gd|Mhàiri}}, the vocative for {{lang|gd|Màiri}}.