nominative
adjective
nom·i·na·tive
ˈnä-mə-nə-tiv
ˈnäm-nə-;
senses 2 & 3 are also
ˈnä-mə-ˌnā-
1
a
: of, relating to, or being a grammatical case (see case entry 1 sense 3a) that typically marks the subject of a verb especially in languages that have relatively full inflection
nominative case
b
: of or relating to the nominative case
a nominative ending
2
: nominated or appointed by nomination
3
: bearing a person's name
nominative
noun
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