NOMINATIVE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Nominative

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Latin nominativus ‘relating to naming’, translation of Greek onomastikē (ptōsis) ‘naming (case)’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈnɒm(ɪ)nətɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:

relating to or denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in Latin, Greek, and other inflected languages, used for the subject of a verb.

Short Definition:

relating to grammatical case

Definition:

of or appointed by nomination as distinct from election.

Short Definition:

appointed by nomination

Word: Nominative

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈnɒm(ɪ)nətɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a word in the nominative case.

Short Definition:

word

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