Definition of NOMINATIVE

nominative

Meanings

Plural: nominatives

Noun

  • the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
  • The nominative case.
  • A noun in the nominative case.

Adjective

  • serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
    • "nominative noun endings"
    • "predicate nominative"

Adjective Satellite

  • named; bearing the name of a specific person
    • "nominative shares of stock"
  • appointed by nomination

Adj

  • Giving a name; naming; designating.
  • Being in that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.
  • Making a selection or nomination; choosing.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

nominal, nominated, nominative case, subject case

Antonyms

oblique

Scrabble Score: 15

nominative is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
nominative is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nominative is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

nominative is a valid Words With Friends word