Search Result for "nominative": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb;
[syn: nominative, nominative case, subject case]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb;
- Example: "nominative noun endings"
- Example: "predicate nominative"

2. named; bearing the name of a specific person;
- Example: "nominative shares of stock"
[syn: nominative, nominal]

3. appointed by nomination;
[syn: nominated, nominative]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nominative \Nom"i*na*tive\, a. [L. nominativus belonging to a
   name, nominative.] (Gram.)
   Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or
   form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.
   -- n. The nominative case.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nominative
    adj 1: serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words
           identified with the subject of a copular verb;
           "nominative noun endings"; "predicate nominative"
    2: named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative
       shares of stock" [syn: nominative, nominal]
    3: appointed by nomination [syn: nominated, nominative]
    n 1: the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of
         a verb [syn: nominative, nominative case, subject
         case] [ant: oblique, oblique case]