Definition of Declension

1. Noun. The inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages.

Member holonyms: Noun
Generic synonyms: Inflection, Inflexion
Derivative terms: Decline

2. Noun. Process of changing to an inferior state.
Exact synonyms: Decline In Quality, Deterioration, Worsening
Generic synonyms: Decline, Diminution
Specialized synonyms: Drop-off, Falling Off, Falloff, Slack, Slump
Derivative terms: Decline, Deteriorate, Deteriorate, Worsen

3. Noun. A downward slope or bend.
Exact synonyms: Declination, Decline, Declivity, Descent, Downslope, Fall
Specialized synonyms: Downhill, Steep
Generic synonyms: Incline, Side, Slope
Derivative terms: Decline, Decline, Decline, Declivitous, Fall
Antonyms: Ascent

4. Noun. 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"
Generic synonyms: Category, Class, Family
Derivative terms: Decline

Definition of Declension

1. n. The act or the state of declining; declination; descent; slope.

Definition of Declension

1. Noun. (grammar): A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive. ¹

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Declension

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Declension

declaw
declawed
declawing
declaws
declension (current term)
declensional
declensionism
declensionist
declensionists
declensions
declimb
declinability
declinable
declinal
declinate
declination
declinational
declinations
declinator

Literary usage of Declension

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Old English grammar by Eduard Sievers (1903)
"It corresponds to the second or o-declension of Greek and Latin (Gr. maso. -o?, neut. ... The Germ, o-declension is usually designated as the a-declension, ..."

2. A Greek Grammar, for Schools and Colleges by James Hadley (1871)
"The Consonant-declension, for stems ending in a consonant or close vowel ; and—2. ... The vowel- declension divides itself into two forms, according as the ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Variation of accent plays no part in the declension of Latin nouns, ... The Latin grammarians laid down five types of declension according to the relation ..."

4. Gothic Grammar: With Selections for Reading and a Glossary by Wilhelm Braune (1883)
"The declension of substantives in Gothic is divided into a vowel and a consonantal declension, according as the stems of the substantives end in a vowel or ..."

5. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on by Joseph Henry Allen, James Bradstreet Greenough, Benjamin Leonard D'Ooge (1903)
"Latin nouns of the First declension are thus declined: — NOM. stella GEN. stellae DAT. stellae Ace. stellam ABL. stella stella, F., star STEM stella- ..."

6. The Analytical Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon: Consisting of an Alphabetical ...by Benjamin Davidson by Benjamin Davidson (1848)
"First declension of the Masculines XXXI. Second declension of the Masculines ... Ninth declension of the Masculines XXXIX. Vowel-changes in the Formation of ..."

7. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"Neuter substantives of the third declension, having no ending that could be clearly ... Changes in declension The five formal classes of nouns in Latin were ..."

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