English Explanatory Dictionary

nominative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Giving a name; naming; designating.
  2. Being in that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.
  3. Making a selection or nomination; choosing.
noun
  1. The nominative case.
  2. A noun in the nominative case.

Pronunciation

nŏmʹ(ĭ)nətĭv /ˈnɑm(ɪ)nətɪv/ /ˈnɒm(ɪ)nətɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nominative.wav

Word forms

nominative nominatives

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nōminō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκή (onomăstĭkḗ)calq. Latin nōminātīvusder. Old French nominatifbor. ▲ Latin nōminātīvusbor. Middle English nominatyf English nominative From Middle English nominatyf, either via Old French nominatif or directly from Latin nōminātīvus (“pertaining to naming, nominative”).

Derived words

denominative nominatival nominative absolute nominative determinism nominatively nominative type system
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