nominatival

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US/ˌnɑmɪnəˈtivəl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the nominative case; nominative.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English nominative ← Middle English nominatyf →
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Meanings

adjectivenominatival (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarOf or pertaining to the nominative case; nominative.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Italic*nōmn̥
  3. Latinnōmen
  4. Latinnōminō
  5. Ancient Greekὀνομαστική (onomastikḗ)
  6. Latinnōminātīvus
  7. Old Frenchnominatif
  8. Latinnōminātīvus
  9. Middle Englishnominatyf
  10. Englishnominative
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishnominatival

From nominative + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nominatival

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Cite this entry
APA

nominatival. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nominatival

MLA

“nominatival.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nominatival. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nominatival,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nominatival.

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