NOMINATIVE


Meaning of NOMINATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnäm-nə-tiv, ˈnä-mə-; 2 & 3 are also ]

ˈnä-mə-ˌnā- 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.