Nŏm'i-na-tīve1, a.
a. [Lat. nominativus, Pr. nominatif.] Giving a name; naming; designating;—said of that case, or form, of a noun which stands as the subject of a verb.
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a. [Lat. nominativus, Pr. nominatif.] Giving a name; naming; designating;—said of that case, or form, of a noun which stands as the subject of a verb.
n. [Lat. nominativus, It. & Sp. nominativo, Pr. nominatiu, Fr. nominatif.] (Gram.) The case in which the subject of a verb stands.