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.

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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