HyperDic: nominative

English > 4 senses of the word nominative:
ADJECTIVEpertnominativeserving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
allnominative, nominalnamed
allnominative, nominatedappointed by nomination
NOUNcommunicationnominative, nominative case, subject casethe category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
English > nominative: 4 senses > adjective 1, pert
MeaningServing as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb.
Examples
  • "nominative noun endings"
  • "predicate nominative"
CategorygrammarThe branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
Spanishnominativo
Catalannominatiu
Nounsnominativethe category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
English > nominative: 4 senses > adjective 2
Meaningnamed; bearing the name of a specific person.
Example"nominative shares of stock"
Synonymnominal
Broaderspecifiedclearly / clearly and explicitly stated
Spanishnominal, nominativo
Catalannominal
English > nominative: 4 senses > adjective 3
Meaningappointed by nomination.
Synonymnominated
Broaderappointive, appointedsubject to appointment
Spanishnombrado
Catalannomenat
Verbsnominatepropose as a candidate for some honor
nominatecreate and charge with a task or function
nominatecharge with a function
nominateput forward
English > nominative: 4 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb.
Synonymsnominative case, subject case
Broadercase, grammatical caseNouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
Oppositeoblique, oblique caseAny grammatical case other than the nominative
Spanishcaso nominativo, nominativo
Catalancas nominatiu, nominatiu
Adjectivesnominativeserving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb

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