Definitions for: Nominative


[n] the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
[adj] appointed by nomination
[adj] named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative shares of stock"
[adj] (grammar) serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb; "nominative noun endings"; "predicate nominative"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: appointed, appointive, nominal, nominated, nominative case, specified, subject case

Antonyms: oblique, oblique case

See Also: case, grammatical case

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