nominative

adj 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" [syn: {nominal}]

3: appointed by nomination [syn: {nominated}]

n : the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of

a verb [syn: {nominative case}, {subject case}] [ant: {oblique}]