nominative

• Se dit d'un cas grammatical qui marque généralement le sujet d'un verbe, ou qui s'y rapporte.

Relating to the grammatical case that typically marks the subject of a verb.

1. Grammar: Subject CaseC1formal

   Relating to or denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives that marks the subject of a verb or the predicate nominative.

   Cas sujet (grammaire)

   • In Latin, the word 'puella' is in the nominative case.
   • The nominative form of 'him' is 'he'.
   • The subject of a sentence is always in the nominative case.

   Synonymessubjective

   Antonymesobjectiveoblique

2. Named or EponymousC2formal

   Bearing the name of a specific person; named after someone.

   éponyme

   • The nominative saint of the church is Saint Peter.
   • The disease is nominative, named after Dr. Parkinson.
   • The award is nominative, carrying the founder's name.

   Synonymeseponymiceponymoustitular

3. Appointed by NominationC2formal

   Appointed to a position or office by the act of nominating, rather than by election or direct appointment.

   Nominatif (nommé par nomination)

   • The committee selected a nominative candidate for the board.
   • He holds a nominative position in the organization.
   • The nominative members were chosen by the president.

   Antonymeselected

• Cas grammatical ou catégorie du nom qui indique généralement le sujet du verbe.

A grammatical case or category of nouns that typically marks the subject of a verb.

1. Grammatical caseC1formal

   The case form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective that typically marks the subject of a verb.

   Cas nominatif

   • In Latin, the word 'puella' is in the nominative case when it is the subject.
   • The nominative is used for the subject of a sentence in many languages.
   • He studied how the nominative case functions in German grammar.

   Synonymessubjective