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nominative

Syllabification: (nom·i·na·tive)
Pronunciation: /ˈnämənətiv/
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Definition of nominative

adjective

  • 1 Grammar relating to or denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives (as in Latin and other inflected languages) used for the subject of a verb.
  • 2 /-ˌnātiv/ of or appointed by nomination as distinct from election.

noun

Grammar
  • a word in the nominative case.
  • (the nominative) the nominative case.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin nominativus 'relating to naming', translation of Greek onomastikē (ptōsis) 'naming (case)'

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