nominative

nom·i·na·tive

adj
\ˈnäm-nə-tiv, ˈnä-mə-; 2 & 3 are also ˈnä-mə-ˌnā-\

Definition of NOMINATIVE

1

a : marking typically the subject of a verb especially in languages that have relatively full inflection <nominative case> b : of or relating to the nominative case <a nominative ending>

2

: nominated or appointed by nomination

3

: bearing a person's name

— nominative noun

Origin of NOMINATIVE

Middle English nominatyf, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French nominatif, from Latin (casus) nominativus nominative case, from nominare; from the traditional use of the nominative form in naming a noun

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

Rhymes with NOMINATIVE

aggregative, agitative, applicative, carminative, circulative, cogitative, combinative, commutative, connotative, consecrative, consultative, contemplative, copulative, corporative, denotative, dissipative, duplicative, educative, facultative, federative, generative, germinative, gravitative, imitative, implicative, innovative, instigative, integrative, irritative, iterative, legislative, limitative, meditative, meliorative, motivative, nuncupative, operative, palliative, penetrative, procreative, propagative, qualitative, quantitative, recreative, regulative, replicative, separative, terminative, vegetative