nominative

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: nominative casesubject casenominalnominated

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verbSynonyms: nominative casesubject case

Adjective (3)

  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”Synonyms: nominal
  3. appointed by nominationSynonyms: nominated
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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