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nom·i·na·tive
I. \in sense 1 usually ˈnäm(ə)nəd.iv or -nətiv; in other senses “ or ˈnäməˌnād.]iv or -āt] or ]ēv also ]əv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English nominatif, from Latin nominativus, from nominatus (past participle) + -ivus -ive
1.
a. : marking typically the subject of a verb
< Latin filius in filius amat matrem suam, “the son loves his mother”, is in the nominative case >
— used especially in the grammar of languages that have relatively full inflection
b. of a word or word group : being the subject of a verb even when the relation is not marked by any inflective element (as John in John sees Henry)
c. : of or relating to the nominative case
< a nominative ending >
2. : nominated or appointed by nomination
3. : bearing a person's name : nominal
< nominative shares >
II. \ˈnäm(ə)nəd.iv\ noun
(-s)
: the nominative case of a language or a form in the nominative case |