Miniature votive altar dedicated to the goddess Nemesis. 3rd c. A.D. Athenian Agora Excavations. Key Terms and Concepts THE VOCATIVE CASE Chapter Navigation Key Terms and Concepts Introduction to the Vocative Vocatives Identical to the Nominative Vocatives which replace -ος with -ε in the Second Declension Vocatives which use the 3rd Declension Stem Vocatives which Shorten the 3rd Declension Stem Vocative Adjectives Exercises 40 Book Nav Classical Readings 39.2: Lysias 2.30-33 Introduction to the Vocative