Vocative for nominative

[Toma Tasovac]

On 09.10.2007., at 20.54, Olga Meerson wrote:

> Thank you so much! One more question: the name of the deacon in our  
> church is Balgoje. What is the -e at the end?
> Thanks!
> o.m.

You're quite welcome.

As for Blagoje, it's a male name ending in -e, cf. Radoje, Miloje  
etc. There is an even larger group of names ending in -ije:  
Dimitrije, Vasilije etc. In all of those, the -e is actually a  
nominative ending: Blagoje, Blagoja, Blagoju...

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