Nominative (Nominativus)

The circumflex accent (^) is used to mark the long vowels.

    Denotes the subject ot the verb:
      Charta non erubescit.
      Paper does not redden.
 

2. Nominative of the Complement (Nominativus Praedicati)

    Denotes the Subject complement, as in:
        Cognomen habuit Corvinus.
        He had the surname of Corvinus = They called him Corvinus.
 

3. Double Nominative (Nominativus Duplex)

    It is formed by the Nominative of the Subject and the Nominative of the Complement. It is used:

    a) with the auxiliary verb esse to be:
      Vesta dea est.
      Vesta is a goddess.

    b) with verbs as:

• fieri to be made, become
• manêre to remain
• vivere to live

    c) with the passive forms of verbs as:

• appellâre to name, call
• creâre to appoint
• eligere to choose
• existimâre to value, judge
• habêre to consider, think
• putâre to think, suppose