declension

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) A falling off, decay or descent.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
3. (countable, uncountable) The product of that act; a list of declined forms.
4. (countable, uncountable) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.

Sinonieme

conjugation

inflection

declination

decline

inclination

deterioration

declivity

descent

decline in quality

decay

downslope

fall

flection

worsening

change of case

dec

flexion

degradation

celestial latitude

rebellion

relegation

ruin

slope

suffix

toilet

🚽

diminution

dip

downgrade

apostasy

Vertalings

déclinaison

Deklination

declinación

declinazione

verbuiging

κλίση

declinatio

Beugung

declinação

κλίσις

declinació

détérioration

declinatie

Abfall

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/dɪˈklɛn.ʃən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: declenson

In summary

From Middle English declenson, from Middle French declinaison (Modern French: déclinaison), from Latin dēclīnātiō. Doublet of declination.

Sinne

Miller's famous " declension thesis " derives its name from Scottow's title .