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Meaning of
nominative
in English
Pronunciation
/ˈnɑm(ə)nədɪv/
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Classifying Adjective
nominative
Definitions
1.
named
Examples
« bearing the name of a specific person »
« nominative shares of stock »
Synonyms
specified
2.
appointed by nomination
Synonyms
appointive
appointed
Noun
nominative
Definitions
1.
the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
Antonyms
oblique
oblique case
Qualitative Adjective
nominative
Etymology
late Middle English: from Latin nominativus‘relating to naming’, translation of Greek onomastikē (ptōsis)‘naming (case)’
Definitions
1.
serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
Examples
« nominative noun endings »
« predicate nominative »
