nominative case
UK/ˈnɒm(ɪ)nətɪv keɪs//ˈnɑm(ɪ)nətɪv keɪs/
nominative case noun: the case used to indicate the subject—or agent—of a finite verb.
Noun
nominative case (plural nominative cases)
- The case used to indicate the subject—or agent—of a finite verb.
- Synonyms:
- subjective case
- 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
- Every Verb, except in the Infinitive or the Participle, hath its Nominative Caſe, either expreſſed or implied [4]: as,
nominative case meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
nominative case in Hindi
- case used to indicate the subject
- प्रथमा विभक्ति prathmā vibhakti
nominative case in Tamil
- case used to indicate the subject
- முதல் வேற்றுமை mutal vēṟṟumai, எழுவாய் வேற்றுமை eḻuvāy vēṟṟumai, எழுவாய் eḻuvāy
nominative case in Bengali
- nominative case
- কর্তৃকারক kortrikarok, প্রথমা prôthôma
nominative case in Telugu
- case used to indicate the subject
- ప్రథమా విభక్తి prathamā vibhakti
More languagesFewer languages
- nominative case in Gujarati
- પહેલી વિભક્તિ pahelī vibhakti, પહેલી pahelī, પ્રથમા વિભક્તિ prathmā vibhakti, પ્રથમા prathmā
- nominative case in Odia
- କର୍ତ୍ତୃକାରକ karttrukāraka, କର୍ତ୍ତା karttā
- nominative case in Sanskrit
- प्रथमा विभक्ति prathamā vibhakti
- nominative case in Arabic
- حَالَةْ اَلرَّفْع ḥālat ar-rafʕ, مَرْفُوع marfūʕ
- nominative case in Malay
- kes nominatif
- nominative case in Thai
- กรรตุการก gà-dtù-gaa-rók
- nominative case in Vietnamese
- nguyên cách, danh cách, cách tên, chủ cách
Synonyms of nominative case
Forms of nominative case
| plural | nominative cases |
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Words that rhyme with nominative case
45 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- embrace
- lace
- replace
- mace
- displace
- bass
- efface
- plaice
- disgrace
- pes
- abase
- debase
- deface
- interlace
- misplace
- retrace
- white space
- bouillabaisse
- dace
- enlace
- grimace
- red in the face
- -ase
- abaisse
- acoustic bass
- aggrace
- Alsace
- apace
- artspace
- encase
- gather pace
- Harbour Grace
- Havre de Grace
- heart of grace
- into space
- Jace
- Jase
- laisse
- misgrace
- Naas
- outpace
- reys
- supplace
- Thrace
- torace
Questions about nominative case
- What does nominative case mean?
- Nominative case means the case used to indicate the subject—or agent—of a finite verb.
- What is nominative case in Hindi?
- Nominative case in Hindi is प्रथमा विभक्ति (prathmā vibhakti). See Nominative case meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nominative case?
- Nominative case is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nominative case?
- Nominative case is pronounced /ˈnɑm(ɪ)nətɪv keɪs/ (US).
- What is the plural of nominative case?
- The plural of nominative case is nominative cases.
Words near nominative case in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nominative case (page history and authors); কর্তৃকারক (Bengali) (page history and authors); କର୍ତ୍ତା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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