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declinable

/dᵻklˈaɪnəbəl/ adj

Capable of being declined; of a word, having inflections.

Word Origin Declinable comes from Latin de- 'down' and clinare 'to bend' — literally 'able to be bent down.' In grammar, it means a word that can be inflected, like nouns in Latin that 'bend' their endings. The root clinare also gives us incline, recline, and clinic (originally a place where patients 'lean' or lie down). So declinable words are those that can lean into different forms.

adj Capable of being declined; of a word, having inflections.

Latin nouns are declinable and change form according to case and number.

(形容词) 可变格的

拉丁语名词是可变格的，会根据格和数改变形式。

(adjetivo) Capaz de ser declinado; tratándose de una palabra, que tiene inflexiones.

Los sustantivos en latín son declinables y cambian de forma según el caso y el número.

(adjectif) En grammaire, se dit d'un mot qui peut être décliné, c'est-à-dire dont la forme varie selon le cas, le nombre ou parfois le genre.

Les noms latins sont déclinables et changent de forme selon le cas et le nombre.

(Adjektiv) deklinierbar [deklinierbar; in der Lage, nach Kasus, Numerus oder Genus flektiert zu werden (bei Wörtern, insbesondere Substantiven, Adjektiven oder Pronomen).]

Lateinische Substantive sind **declinable** und verändern ihre Form je nach Fall und Zahl.

(形容詞) 語形変化できる、活用できる。

ラテン語の名詞は語形変化し、格と数に応じて形が変わる。

(adjetivo) declinável; flexionável [Capaz de ser declinado; de uma palavra, que possui flexões.]

Os substantivos em latim são declináveis e mudam de forma de acordo com o caso e o número.

Synonyms: inflectable variable alterable modifiable conjugable Antonyms: indeclinable invariable uninflectable fixed
Word parts: de + clin + able

Related words

declination declension

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