nominative (redirected from nominatives)

nom·i·na·tive  (nm-ntv)

adj.

1.

a. Appointed to office.

b. Nominated as a candidate for office.

2. Having or bearing a person's name: nominative shares.

3. (-n-tv) Grammar Of, relating to, or being the case of the subject of a finite verb (as I in I wrote the letter) and of words identified with the subject of a copula, such as a predicate nominative (as children in These are his children).

n. Grammar (-n-tv)

1. The nominative case.

2. A word or form in the nominative case.

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nominative [ˈnɒmɪnətɪv ˈnɒmnə-]

adj

1. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar denoting a case of nouns and pronouns in inflected languages that is used esp to identify the subject of a finite verb See also subjective [6]

2. appointed rather than elected to a position, office, etc.

3. bearing the name of a person

n

(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar

a.  the nominative case

b.  a word or speech element in the nominative case

[from Latin nōminātīvus belonging to naming, from nōmen name]

nominatival  [ˌnɒmɪnəˈtaɪv^əl ˌnɒmnə-] adj

nominatively  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nominative - the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb nominative case, subject case grammatical case, case - nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence oblique, oblique case - any grammatical case other than the nominative
Adj.	1.	nominative - serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb; "nominative noun endings"; "predicate nominative" grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
	2.	nominative - named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative shares of stock" nominal specified - clearly and explicitly stated; "meals are at specified times"
	3.	nominative - appointed by nomination nominated appointed, appointive - subject to appointment

Translations

nominative [ˈnɒmɪnətɪv]

A. ADJ (Ling) → nominativo
nominative case → nominativo m

B. N → nominativo m

nominative [ˈnɒmənətɪv] n (also nominative case) → nominatif m

nominative (Gram)

n → Nominativ m, → Werfall m

adj (the) nominative case → der Nominativ, der Werfall

nominative [ˈnɒmɪnətɪv] adj & n (Gram) → nominativo/a

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nominative [ˈnɒmɪnətɪv] adj & n (Gram) → nominativo/a