# nominativus pendens

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A noun phrase, introduced as if the subject of a sentence, that is not actually used as such.
2. Intentional use of such a construction.

## Etymology
From Latin nominativus (“nominative case”) + pendens (“hanging, waiting”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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