I. in sense 1 usually ˈnäm(ə)nəd.iv or -nətiv; in other senses “ or ˈnäməˌnād.]iv or -āt] or ]ēv also ]əv adjective
Etymology: Middle English nominatif, from Latin nominativus, from nominatus (past participle) + -ivus -ive
1.
a. : marking typically the subject of a verb
Latin filius in filius amat matrem suam, “the son loves his mother”, is in the nominative case
— used especially in the grammar of languages that have relatively full inflection
b. of a word or word group : being the subject of a verb even when the relation is not marked by any inflective element (as John in John sees Henry )
c. : of or relating to the nominative case
a nominative ending
2. : nominated or appointed by nomination
3. : bearing a person's name : nominal
nominative shares
II. ˈnäm(ə)nəd.iv noun
( -s )
: the nominative case of a language or a form in the nominative case