nominative

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
  2. adjective serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
  3. adjective named; bearing the name of a specific person

Etymology

From Middle English nominatyf, either via Old French nominatif or directly from Latin nōminātīvus (“pertaining to naming, nominative”).

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Synonyms

nominative case, subject case

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