vocatum

Vocatum is a term used in linguistic and philological discourse to denote the thing that has been called or invoked by a name. In classical Latin, vocatum is the neuter singular form of the perfect passive participle of vocare, meaning “to call.” It functions primarily as an adjective and, occasionally, as a noun to denote the thing that has been called.

In historical grammar, vocatum is encountered in examples illustrating participial forms; it is not common in ordinary prose. The form illustrates how Latin uses participles to express a state resulting from an action, in this case the act of naming or calling.

In contemporary linguistic literature, vocatum is sometimes used to denote the referent named by a term; however, it is not a standard technical term and is mostly found in discussions of Latin grammar or in scholarly syntheses about naming. Its usage is typically confined to descriptive or historical contexts rather than prescriptive grammar.

In philosophy or theology, the concept of something called or invoked might be associated with vocatum as a neutral label for the object or entity that has been named or invoked in discourse. This usage is informal and rhetorical rather than a formal theoretical category.

The term remains primarily of historical interest for Latin grammar and as a convenient label in philological discussions. See also: vocative, vocare, invocation.