nominative
/ˈnɑmɪnətɪv/
adjective
- Relating to the grammatical case used for the subject of a verb.
- The word 'I' is in the nominative form in English.
- Students learned to identify nominative pronouns like 'he' and 'she'.
- In Latin, the nominative case marks the subject of the sentence.
- Having a name that indicates a position or role, especially one given by appointment rather than election.
- She holds a nominative seat on the advisory board.
- The nominative members of the council were chosen by the mayor.
- The committee includes both elected and nominative positions.
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noun
- The nominative case, or a word in that case.
- Many languages mark the nominative with a special ending.
- The teacher asked them to put the noun into the nominative.
- In the sentence 'The dog runs,' 'dog' is the nominative.