declension
dec·len·sion
noun
1.
the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
2.
4.
a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
- “the first declension in Latin”
Origin
From late Middle English declinson, from Middle French declinaison (Modern French: déclinaison), from Latin dēclīnātiō. Doublet of declination.
Phrases
- double declension
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