nominative

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to the grammatical case that typically marks the subject of a finite verb

   The nominative pronoun appears as the subject of the Latin sentence.

2. 2
   noun

   the nominative case or a word in that case

   In this clause, the noun is in the nominative rather than the accusative.

Common collocations

• nominative case Adjective + noun

From Middle English nominatyf, through Old French or directly from Latin nominativus ("pertaining to naming"), from nominare ("to name"). Latin grammarians used casus nominativus for the naming form of a noun.

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