Nominatiivist

Nominatiivist is an Estonian grammatical term that denotes the elative form of the noun nominatiiv (the nominative case). It literally means “from the nominative” and is used in linguistic descriptions to indicate origin or basis from the nominative case.

In Estonian grammar, elative expresses movement from or source of something. Nominatiivist is the specific elative form applied to the word nominatiiv, and it appears when describing forms, derivations, or analyses that originate in the nominative case. The term is mainly found in grammars, dictionaries, and linguistic discussions rather than in everyday speech.

Usage and function: nominatiivist is a tool for language description, allowing grammarians to point to forms that are taken from or derived from the nominative. It helps distinguish the source form in morphological analyses and comparative studies of case systems.

Examples: See, for instance, “See vorm on nominatiivist võetud” (This form is taken from the nominative) or “Nominatiivist moodustatud vormid viitavad algvormile” (Nominative-derived forms point to the base form). Such phrases are typical in academic or educational texts about Estonian grammar.

See also: nominatiiv, Estonian grammar, grammatical cases, elative.