Vocative Adjectives

40.10 Adjectives form the vocative just as nouns do. Note the following examples:

• παραδίδως, ὦ κακὲ βασιλεῦ, τὴν πατρίδα.
  • Evil king, you are betraying your country.
  • κακός (nominative) → κακέ (voc.)
  • βασιλεύς (nominative) → βασιλεῦ (voc.)
• παραδίδως, ὦ κακὴ βασίλεια, τὴν πατρίδα.
  • Evil queen, you are betraying your country.
  • κακή (nominative) → κακή (voc.)
  • βασίλεια (nominative) → βασίλεια (voc.)
• παραδίδως, ὦ ἀληθὲς βασιλεῦ, τὴν πατρίδα.
  • True king, you are betraying your country.
  • ἀληθής (nominative) → ἀληθές (voc.)
  • βασιλεύς (nominative) → βασιλεῦ (voc.)