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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nom•i•na•tive /ˈnɑmənətɪv, ˈnɑmnə-/USA pronunciation adj. - Grammarof, relating to, or being a grammatical form or category that shows the noun or pronoun is the subject of a verb:The pronoun he in the sentence "Is he there?'' is in the nominative case;
the pronoun him in the sentence "Did you see him?'' is in the objective case. - nominated;
appointed by nomination. n. [countable] - Grammarthe nominative case.
- Grammara word or phrase in the nominative case, as the English pronoun I or the Latin word nauta "sailor'' in Nauta bonus est "The sailor is good.''
See -nom-2. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nom•i•na•tive (nom′ə nə tiv, nom′nə- or, for 2, 3, nom′ə nā′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - Grammar
- (in certain inflected languages, as Sanskrit, Latin, and Russian) noting a case having as its function the indication of the subject of a finite verb, as in Latin Nauta bonus est "The sailor is good,'' with nauta "sailor'' in the nominative case.
- similar to such a case in function or meaning.
- nominated;
appointed by nomination. - made out in a person's name, as a certificate or security.
n. [Gram.] - Grammarthe nominative case.
- Grammara word in the nominative case.
- Grammara form or construction of similar function or meaning.
- Latin as above
- Middle French
- Latin nominātīvus (see nominate, -ive), replacing Middle English nominatif
- 1350–1400
nom′i•na•tive•ly, adv. |