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nominative
- /ˈnɑm(ɪ)nətɪv/ US
- /ˈnɒm(ɪ)nətɪv/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English nominatyf, either via Old French nominatif or directly from Latin nōminātīvus (“pertaining to naming, nominative”).
adjective
- Giving a name; naming; designating. nominative fair use
- Being in that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.
- Making a selection or nomination; choosing. To Duchamp, an artist's nominative act—the declaration itself regardless of the object—was itself the art. He could choose anything indifferent to, or even in spite of, its aesthetic merits.
noun nominatives
- The nominative case.
- A noun in the nominative case.
Translations
Every language
adj being in the nominative case
| Español | nominativo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 주격 jugyeok |
| Português | nominativo |
| Français | nominatif |
| Deutsch | Nominativ-, im Nominativ |
| Italiano | nominativo |
| Ελληνικά | ονομαστική onomastikí |
| Română | nominativ |
| Русский | имени́тельный imenítelʹnyj |
| العربية | مَرْفُوع marfūʕ |
noun noun in the nominative case
| Deutsch | Nominativform |
|---|
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