1. (grammar) serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
   "nominative noun endings"; "predicate nominative"
    
2. Named; bearing the name of a specific person
   "nominative shares of stock";
   - nominal
    
3. Appointed by nomination
   "The nominative candidate needed confirmation";
   - nominated

1. The category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
   "In 'He went to the store', 'he' is in the nominative case";
   - nominative case, subject case

Derived forms: nominatives

See also: appointed, appointive, specified

Type of: case, grammatical case

Antonym: oblique

Encyclopedia: Nominative