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Nominative

//ˈnɑm(ɪ)nətɪv// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Giving a name; naming; designating. not-comparable

    "nominative fair use"

  2. 2
    Being in that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Making a selection or nomination; choosing. not-comparable

    "To Duchamp, an artist's nominative act—the declaration itself regardless of the object—was itself the art. He could choose anything indifferent to, or even in spite of, its aesthetic merits."

Adjective
  1. 1
    appointed by nomination wordnet
  2. 2
    named; bearing the name of a specific person wordnet
  3. 3
    serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The nominative case.
  2. 2
    the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb wordnet
  3. 3
    A noun in the nominative case.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English nominatyf, either via Old French nominatif or directly from Latin nōminātīvus (“pertaining to naming, nominative”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English nominatyf, either via Old French nominatif or directly from Latin nōminātīvus (“pertaining to naming, nominative”).

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