nominative case
nounUS /ˈnɑm(ɪ)nətɪv keɪs/ · UK /ˈnɒm(ɪ)nətɪv keɪs/
1
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The case used to indicate the subject—or agent—of a finite verb.
2
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences 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:
- Synonyms
- subjective case
- Related terms
- grammatical case