n.
Pronunciation: ' näm-n ə -tiv, ' nä-m ə -; 2 & 3 are also ' nä-m ə - ˌ n ā -
Function: adjective
Etymology: 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
Date: 14th century
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