Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nominatively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nom-i-na-tive-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nōminō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκή (onomăstĭkḗ)calq. Latin nōminātīvusder. Old French nominatifbor. ▲ Latin nōminātīvusbor. Middle English nominatyf English nominative Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English nominatively From nominative + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more nominatively (comparative) most nominatively (superlative)

Questions

What does nominatively mean?
In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative.
Where does nominatively come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nōminō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Ancient Greek ὀνομᾰστῐκή (onomăstĭkḗ)calq. Latin nōminātīvusder. Old French nominatifbor. ▲ Latin nōminātīvusbor. Middle English nominatyf English nominative Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English nominatively From nominative + -ly.

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