case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action. The absolutive case is used to mark the subject of an intransitive verb, as well as the object of a transitive verb (inasmuch as they are codified in the English nominative-accusative system). Some languages that employ the absolutive case include Abkhaz, Basque, Chechen, Dyirbal, Hindi, Inuktitut, Hiligaynon, and Yup'ik.
A noun in the nominative case.
The nominative case.
Making a selection or nomination; choosing.
Being in that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.
Giving a name; naming; designating.