appointive vs nominative

appointive is not a noun while nominative is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appointive	No	Yes	No	No
nominative	Yes	Yes	No	No

appointive (noun)	nominative (noun)
	the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb

appointive (adjective)	nominative (adjective)
subject to appointment	serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
relating to the act of appointing	appointed by nomination
	named; bearing the name of a specific person