nominativaladj.
/ˌnɒm(ᵻ)nəˈtʌɪvl/, /ˌnɒmn̩əˈtʌɪvl/, U.S. /ˌnɑm(ə)nəˈtaɪv(ə)l/ Grammar. Now rare.
Of or relating to the nominative case; of the nature of a nominative. Cf. nominative adj. 1b.
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rightc1590
subjective1794
nominative1808
nominatival1843
1843 Proc. Philol. Soc. (1844) 1 73 We need not therefore feel surprise if sometimes the Old-English definite adjective takes en as a nominatival ending.
a1876 J. Eadie Comm. Thess. (1877) 234 The apposition is nominatival.
1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2947/2 The noun John is only nominatival.., or in the nominative, if it is the subject of the sentence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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