— nominatively , adv.
/nom"euh neuh tiv, nom"neuh-/ or, for 2, 3, /nom"euh nay'tiv/ , adj.
1. Gram.
a. (in certain inflected languages, as Sanskrit, Latin, and Russian) noting a case having as its function the indication of the subject of a finite verb, as in Latin Nauta bonus est "The sailor is good," with nauta "sailor" in the nominative case.
b. similar to such a case in function or meaning.
2. nominated; appointed by nomination.
3. made out in a person's name, as a certificate or security.
n. Gram.
4. the nominative case.
5. a word in the nominative case.
6. a form or construction of similar function or meaning.
[ 1350-1400; nominativus (see NOMINATE, -IVE), r. ME nominatif ]