1. relating to or being the grammatical case that marks the subject of a verb
Usage: grammar
2. existing in name only; nominal
Usage: formal

1. the nominative case or a word in the nominative case
Usage: grammar

Examples

• In the sentence ‘The dog barks,’ ‘dog’ is in the nominative case.
• The nominative form of the pronoun is ‘I’ rather than ‘me.’
• Latin nouns have different endings for nominative and accusative cases.
• He held only a nominative position with no real authority.
• The nominative is the subject case in many languages.
• Students must learn to identify the nominative in each sentence.