nominative

nominative
Synonyms and related words:
abessive, ablative, accusative, adessive, allative, appellative, approximative, byname, case, cognominal, common case, dative, delative, denominative, diminutive, elative, epithetic, eponymic, eponymous, essive, formal, genitive, honorific, hypocoristic, illative, in name only, inessive, instrumental, lative, local case, locative, nominal, objective case, oblique case, perlative, possessive case, prepositional, quasi, self-called, self-christened, self-styled, so-called, soi-disant, subject case, sublative, superessive, terminative, titular, translative, vocative, would-be

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  • Nominative — Nom i*na*tive, a. [L. nominativus belonging to a name, nominative.] (Gram.) Giving a name; naming; designating; said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb. n. The nominative case. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nominative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Grammar denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives expressing the subject of a verb. 2) of or appointed by nomination as distinct from election. ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a word in the nominative case …   English terms dictionary

  • nominative — [näm′ə nə tiv; ] for adj.1 & 2, also [, näm′ənāt΄iv] adj. [ME nomenatyf < OFr nominatif < L nominativus, belonging to a name < pp. of nominare: see NOMINATE] 1. appointed or filled by appointment 2. having the name of a person on it, as… …   English World dictionary

  • nominative — (adj.) late 14c., pertaining to the grammatical case dealing with the subject of a verb, from O.Fr. nominatif, from L. nominativus pertaining to naming, from nominatus, pp. of nominare (see NOMINATE (Cf. nominate)). As a noun from 1620s …   Etymology dictionary

  • nominative — is a grammatical term denoting a noun or pronoun that is the subject of a verb or sentence, e.g. house in The house stood on a hill. See cases …   Modern English usage

  • nominative — adjective Etymology: Middle English nominatyf, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French nominatif, from Latin (casus) nominativus nominative case, from nominare; from the traditional use of the nominative form in naming a noun Date: 14th century… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nominative — nominatively, adv. /nom euh neuh tiv, nom neuh / or, for 2, 3, /nom euh nay tiv/, adj. 1. Gram. a. (in certain inflected languages, as Sanskrit, Latin, and Russian) noting a case having as its function the indication of the subject of a finite… …   Universalium

  • nominative — /ˈnɒmənətɪv / (say nomuhnuhtiv), /ˈnɒmnə / (say nomnuh ) adjective 1. Grammar denoting the case of a word which serves as the subject of a verb. 2. nominated; appointed by nomination. –noun 3. the nominative case. 4. a. a word with a nominative… …  

  • nominative — ● nominatif, nominative adjectif (latin nominativus) Qui dénomme, énonce expressément les noms : Liste nominative. En Bourse, se dit d un titre qui porte le nom du propriétaire, par opposition aux titres au porteur, qui ne contiennent pas cette… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • nominative — n. (grammar) the nominative absolute * * * [ nɒm(ɪ)nətɪv] (grammar) the nominative absolute …   Combinatory dictionary

  • nominative — [[t]nɒ̱mɪnətɪv[/t]] N SING: the N In the grammar of some languages, the nominative or the nominative case is the case used for a noun when it is the subject of a verb. Compare accusative …   English dictionary

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