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
Usage and function: nominatiivist is a tool for language description, allowing grammarians to point to forms
Examples: See, for instance, “See vorm on nominatiivist võetud” (This form is taken from the nominative) or
See also: nominatiiv, Estonian grammar, grammatical cases, elative.