Declension

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈklÉ›n.ʃən/

Origin

From Middle English declenson, from Middle French declinaison (Modern French: déclinaison), from Latin declinatio (gen. declinationis)

Noun

1. (grammar): 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.
2. (grammar): The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.

Hypernyms

• inflection (inflexion)

Coordinate terms

• conjugation

Derived terms

• declensional

Anagrams

• indolences