declension

Significado (Inglés)

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

Sinónimos

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

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/dɪˈklɛn.ʃən/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: declenson

In summary

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

Frases

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