declension en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /dɪˈklɛn.ʃən/
Etymology
From late Middle English declinson, from Middle French declinaison (Modern French: déclinaison), from Latin dēclīnātiō. Doublet of declination.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A falling off, decay or descent.
Refinement of feeling, intellectual tastes, and a noble hospitality, were among the features of his character; and hoary years brought no mental declension, and drew no shade over the ardent affections by which he was distinguished, and in whose reciprocity, was his undeclining solace.
1845, Lydia Sigourney, Scenes in my Native Land, The Great Oak of Geneseo, page 86:The custom of rolling a burning wheel down a hill […] might well pass for an imitation of the sun's course in the sky, and the imitation would be especially appropriate on Midsummer Day when the sun's annual declension begins.
1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 268:
- (countable, uncountable) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
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(countable, uncountable) The product of that act; a list of declined forms.
a page full of declensions
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(countable, uncountable) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.
In Latin, 'amicus' belongs to the second declension. Most second-declension nouns end in '-i' in the genitive singular and '-um' in the accusative singular.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| declensions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
declense · declensional · declensionism · declensionist · double declension · declensed
Hypernyms
flection · flexion · accidence · inflexion · inflection
Hyponyms
first declension · second declension · third declension · mixed declension · weak declension · fourth declension · strong declension
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (133)
lb Deklinatioun (way of categorizing) · de Deklination (act) · sl sklanjatev (way of categorizing) · nrf dêclyinnaîson (act) · cmn 變格 /变格 (way of categorizing) · hi विभक्ति (way of categorizing) · gl declinación (way of categorizing) · fo orðbending (way of categorizing) · fi taivutusluokka (way of categorizing) · lt linksniuotė (way of categorizing) · fr déclinaison (way of categorizing) · ko 어형변화 (way of categorizing) · da deklination (way of categorizing) · sh скла̏ња̄ње (way of categorizing) · be склане́нне (act) · he נְטִיָּה (way of categorizing) · nl declinatie (act) · enm declinacioun (way of categorizing) · mk деклинација (way of categorizing) · kk септік (way of categorizing) · ang declīnung (way of categorizing) · is beyging falla (way of categorizing) · nl verbuiging (act) · sl sklanjanje (act) · mn нэрийн ялгал (way of categorizing) · enm declinson (way of categorizing) · bg склоне́ние (way of categorizing) · kk септелу (way of categorizing) · hu névszóragozás (way of categorizing) · ja 変化 (way of categorizing) · fa-ira تَصْریف (way of categorizing) · pt declinação (act) · uz turlanish (way of categorizing) · grc κλίσις (way of categorizing) · es declinación (way of categorizing) · az hallandırma (way of categorizing) · eo deklinacio (way of categorizing) · az hallanma (way of categorizing) · ja 格変化 (way of categorizing) · zza antış (diq) (way of categorizing) · sh deklinácija (way of categorizing) · ca declinació (act) · ca declinació (way of categorizing) · sq lakim (way of categorizing) · la declinatio (way of categorizing) · hu névszóragozás (act) · ce легар (way of categorizing) · th การผันคำวิเศษณ์ (way of categorizing) · pl deklinacja (act) · th การผันคำนาม (way of categorizing) · is fallbeyging (way of categorizing) · ro declinație (way of categorizing) · sk skloňovanie (way of categorizing) · vi biến cách (way of categorizing) · pl deklinacja (way of categorizing) · ro declinare (act) · fi taivutus (act) · be склане́ньне (act) · sk skloňovanie (act) · nb bøyning (way of categorizing) · la declinatio (act) · el κλίση (way of categorizing) · tl saukol (way of categorizing) · el κλίση (act) · fr déclinaison (act) · tg хам карданӣ (way of categorizing) · lv deklinācija (way of categorizing) · ro declinație (act) · de Deklination (way of categorizing) · bg скланя́не (act) · pl odmiana przez przypadki (way of categorizing) · th การผันคำสรรพนาม (way of categorizing) · tr çekim (way of categorizing) · ur اِمالَہ (way of categorizing) · pt declinação (way of categorizing) · ja ディクレンション (way of categorizing) · tg тасриф (way of categorizing) · et käänamine (way of categorizing) · uk відмі́на (way of categorizing) · nb deklinasjon (way of categorizing) · sv böjning (way of categorizing) · grc συζυγία (way of categorizing) · eo deklinacio (act) · cs deklinace (act) · ar تَصْرِيف الْأَسْمَاء (way of categorizing) · ko 격변화 (way of categorizing) · es declinación (act) · sq lakim (act) · sh sklònidba (way of categorizing) · nb bøying (way of categorizing) · hu névszóragozási típus (way of categorizing) · ar تَصْرِيف (way of categorizing) · kk септеу (way of categorizing) · ko 변화 (way of categorizing) · be склане́нне (way of categorizing) · ro declinare (way of categorizing) · yi דעקלינאַציע (way of categorizing) · grc κλίσις (act) · tr gerileme (act) · uk відмі́на (act) · nl verbuiging (way of categorizing) · yue 變格 /变格 (way of categorizing) · cs deklinace (way of categorizing) · ga díochlaonadh (way of categorizing) · ka ბრუნება (way of categorizing) · ar صَرْف (way of categorizing) · grc συζυγία (act) · he הַטָּיָה (act) · cs skloňování (way of categorizing) · hy հոլովում (way of categorizing) · sv deklination (way of categorizing) · ar إِعْرَاب (way of categorizing) · ka ბრუნება (act) · ky жөндөлүш (way of categorizing) · nrf dêclyinnaîson (way of categorizing) · ru склоне́ние (act) · sh скло̀нидба (way of categorizing) · pl odmiana przez przypadki (act) · ko 곡용 (way of categorizing) · bn বিভক্তি (way of categorizing) · be склане́ньне (way of categorizing) · it declinazione (way of categorizing) · sh sklȁnjānje (way of categorizing) · fa-ira صَرْف (way of categorizing) · ast declinación (way of categorizing) · ru склоне́ние (way of categorizing) · lb Deklinatioun (act) · sh деклина́ција (way of categorizing) · ja 曲用 (way of categorizing) · mg fihilana ara-tsokajinteny (way of categorizing) · ast declinación (act) · cs skloňování (act) · lt deklinacija (way of categorizing)