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Meaning of nominative in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions
  4. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈnɑm(ə)nədɪv/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    nominative

    Definitions

    1. named

    Examples

    • « bearing the name of a specific person »
    • « nominative shares of stock »

    Synonyms

    • specified
  2. 2. appointed by nomination

    Synonyms

    • appointive
    • appointed
  3. Noun

    nominative

    Definitions

    1. the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb

    Antonyms

    • oblique
    • oblique case
  4. 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 »

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