Nominative

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈnÉ’mnÉ™tɪv/

Origin

From Middle English nominatyf, either via Anglo-Norman nominatif or directly from Latin nōminatīvus ("pertaining to naming, nominative")

Full definition of nominative

Adjective

1. (grammar) Giving a name; naming; designating; — said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.

Derived terms

• denominative

Noun

1. The nominative case.
2. A noun in the nominative case.