declension

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈklɛn.ʃən/

Noun

declension

1. A falling off, decay or descent.
2. (grammar) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflection of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
3. (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.

Synonyms

• declination

Translations

• French: déclinaison
• German: Deklination, Umendung
• Portuguese: declinação
• Russian: склоне́ние

Translations

• French: déclinaison
• German: Deklination
• Italian: declinazione
• Portuguese: declinação
• Russian: склоне́ние
• Spanish: declinación

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