Nominative Definition & Meaning
nominative
- 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"
- named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative shares of stock"
- appointed by nomination
- noun
- the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
Words that rhyme with nominative
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- What does nominative mean?
- serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb; "nominative noun endings"; "predicate nominative" named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative shares of stock" appointed by nomination the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
- What part of speech is nominative?
- Nominative is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does nominative have?
- Nominative has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).