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nom·i·na·tive

nominative

 
pronunciation:
na m n tihv [or] na m neI tihv
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: nominated or appointed, as a candidate or official.
definition 2: bearing the name of a person, as a certificate or share of stock.
definition 3: denoting, relating to, or in a grammatical case that usu. indicates the subject of a sentence or the basic form of a noun or adjective.
 
part of speech: noun
definition: the nominative case, or a word in this case.
derivation: nominatively (adv.)