nominative
noun/ˈnɒmɪnətɪv/
/ˈnɑːmɪnətɪv/
(also subjective)
(grammar)- (in some languages) the form of a noun, a pronoun or an adjective when it is the subject of a verb compare ablative, accusative, dative, genitive, instrumental (2), locative, vocativeTopics Languagec2Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin nominativus ‘relating to naming’, translation of Greek onomastikē (ptōsis) ‘naming (case)’.
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