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nominative case en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈnɒm(ɪ)nətɪv keɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈnɑm(ɪ)nətɪv keɪs/ (General-American)

Meanings

1. The case used to indicate the subject—or agent—of a finite verb.
2. (obsolete) The subject of a verb.
   • Every Verb, except in the Infinitive or the Participle, hath its Nominative Caſe, either expreſſed or implied [4]: as, "Awake, ariſe, or be for ever fall'n: that is, "Awake ye, &c." 1763, Robert Lowth, A Short Introduction to English Grammar, page 133:

Forms

Relateds

grammatical case

Synonyms

subjective case

Translations (115)

la cāsus rēctus (case used to indicate the subject) · hy ուղղական (case used to indicate the subject) · cmn 主格 (case used to indicate the subject) · ru имени́тельный паде́ж (case used to indicate the subject) · grc πτῶσις ὀνομαστική (case used to indicate the subject) · bg имени́телен паде́ж (case used to indicate the subject) · ce цӏерниг дожар (case used to indicate the subject) · eo nominativo (case used to indicate the subject) · nl eerste naamval (case used to indicate the subject) · hy ուղղական հոլով (case used to indicate the subject) · nb nominativ (case used to indicate the subject) · mn ᠨᠡᠷᠡᠯᠡᠬᠦ (case used to indicate the subject) · hu alanyeset (case used to indicate the subject) · cs první pád (case used to indicate the subject) · vi cách tên (case used to indicate the subject) · ar حَالَةْ اَلرَّفْع (case used to indicate the subject) · fa-ira حالَتِ نَهادی (case used to indicate the subject) · pi paṭhamā vibhatti (case used to indicate the subject) · mn ᠨᠡᠷᠡᠯᠡᠬᠦ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠡᠶᠢᠨ ᠢᠯᠭᠠᠯ (case used to indicate the subject) · it nominativo (case used to indicate the subject) · lv nominatīvs (case used to indicate the subject) · ja 主格 (case used to indicate the subject) · ka სახელობითი ბრუნვა (case used to indicate the subject) · af eerste naamval (case used to indicate the subject) · ro nominativ (case used to indicate the subject) · de Werfall (case used to indicate the subject) · ug باش كېلىش (case used to indicate the subject) · gu પ્રથમા વિભક્તિ (case used to indicate the subject) · ta முதல் வேற்றுமை (case used to indicate the subject) · ar مَرْفُوع (case used to indicate the subject) · ro caz nominativ (case used to indicate the subject) · sh pr̀vi pádež (case used to indicate the subject) · be назо́ўны склон (case used to indicate the subject) · he נושא (case used to indicate the subject) · ky атооч жөндөмө (case used to indicate the subject) · vi nguyên cách (case used to indicate the subject) · nn nemnefall (case used to indicate the subject) · tr yalın hâl (case used to indicate the subject) · sl imenovalnik (case used to indicate the subject) · grc εὐθεῖα (case used to indicate the subject) · hi प्रथमा विभक्ति (case used to indicate the subject) · tr ismin yalın hâli (case used to indicate the subject) · zza halo raşt (case used to indicate the subject) · sga ainmmnid (case used to indicate the subject) · pt nominativo (case used to indicate the subject) · sh но̏минатӣв (case used to indicate the subject) · xal нерәдгч киисквр (case used to indicate the subject) · ga ainmneach (case used to indicate the subject) · pl mianownik (case used to indicate the subject) · sq emërore (case used to indicate the subject) · fro nominatif (case used to indicate the subject) · de Wer-Fall (case used to indicate the subject) · fi nominatiivi (case used to indicate the subject) · gd ainmneach (case used to indicate the subject) · se nominatiiva (case used to indicate the subject) · ast nominativu (case used to indicate the subject) · vo kimfal (case used to indicate the subject) · fro nominatif case (case used to indicate the subject) · gu પહેલી વિભક્તિ (case used to indicate the subject) · sk prvý pád (case used to indicate the subject) · et nominatiiv (case used to indicate the subject) · af nominatief (case used to indicate the subject) · grc εὐθεῖα πτῶσις (case used to indicate the subject) · ta எழுவாய் (case used to indicate the subject) · myv лемдиця (case used to indicate the subject) · gl nominativo (case used to indicate the subject) · et nimetav kääne (case used to indicate the subject) · vi chủ cách (case used to indicate the subject) · lt vardininkas (case used to indicate the subject) · ka სახელობითი (case used to indicate the subject) · vi danh cách (case used to indicate the subject) · gu પહેલી (case used to indicate the subject) · sh пр̀ви па́деж (case used to indicate the subject) · es nominativo (case used to indicate the subject) · sv nominativ (case used to indicate the subject) · mn нэрлэх (case used to indicate the subject) · csb nazéwôcz (case used to indicate the subject) · az adlıq hal (case used to indicate the subject) · gu પ્રથમા (case used to indicate the subject) · ko 주격 (case used to indicate the subject) · te ప్రథమా విభక్తి (case used to indicate the subject) · ms kes nominatif (case used to indicate the subject) · sh nȍminatīv (case used to indicate the subject) · grc ὀρθή (case used to indicate the subject) · ka ნომინატივი (case used to indicate the subject) · vo nominatif (case used to indicate the subject) · uk називний (case used to indicate the subject) · is nefnifall (case used to indicate the subject) · grc ὀνομαστική (case used to indicate the subject) · rue номінатів (case used to indicate the subject) · csb nominatiw (case used to indicate the subject) · la cāsus nōminātīvus (case used to indicate the subject) · mn нэрлэхийн тийн ялгал (case used to indicate the subject) · fo hvørfall (case used to indicate the subject) · th กรรตุการก (case used to indicate the subject) · el ονομαστική (case used to indicate the subject) · izh nominativa (case used to indicate the subject) · pt caso nominativo (case used to indicate the subject) · ca nominatiu (case used to indicate the subject) · cs nominativ (case used to indicate the subject) · nn nominativ (case used to indicate the subject) · sa प्रथमा विभक्ति (case used to indicate the subject) · sk nominatív (case used to indicate the subject) · fi nimentö (case used to indicate the subject) · nl nominatief (case used to indicate the subject) · fr nominatif (case used to indicate the subject) · ta எழுவாய் வேற்றுமை (case used to indicate the subject) · gd tuiseal ainmneach (case used to indicate the subject) · ca cas nominatiu (case used to indicate the subject) · da nominativ (case used to indicate the subject) · kmr rewşa navkî (case used to indicate the subject) · la nōminātīvus (case used to indicate the subject) · es caso nominativo (case used to indicate the subject) · cy goddrychol (case used to indicate the subject) · de Nominativ (case used to indicate the subject)