nominatywu

Nominatywu is the genitive singular form of nominatyw, a term used in linguistic descriptions to refer to the nominative case. In Polish, the nominative case is traditionally called mianownik, but many linguistic sources use nominatyw as an international label. The nominative case marks the subject of a finite verb in languages with grammatical case systems, and it often has distinct endings for nouns, adjectives, and pronouns. The exact shape of the nominative varies by language and declension class; in some languages it is identical to the dictionary form, while in others it shows specific inflection.

In practice, nominatywu appears in grammatical phrases such as “deklinacja nominatywu” or “odmiana nominatywu,” where the noun nominatyw is described in the genitive case. In Polish descriptions, this form is used when discussing the concept in a cross-linguistic context, even though native Polish terminology centers on mianownik.

Etymology: nominatyw derives from Latin nominativus; nominatywu is the genitive singular of that noun in Polish. Related concepts include the other cases: dopełniacz, celownik, narzędnik, miejscownik, and wołacz, which express possession, indirect objects, means, location, and direct address respectively. Understanding nominatywu thus requires recognizing its role as a grammatical reference form rather than a widely used everyday term in Polish.