NOMINATIVE

adjective Etymology: Middle English nominatyf, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French nominatif, from Latin (casus) nominativus ~ case, from nominare; from the traditional use of the ~ form in naming a noun Date: 14th century 1. marking typically the subject of a verb especially in languages that have relatively full inflection , of or relating to the ~ case , nominated or appointed by nomination, bearing a person's name, ~ noun