declension
(noun)
noun
1. the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
Definition categories: link, inflection, inflexion
2. process of changing to an inferior state
Similar word(s): deterioration, worsening
Definition categories: process, decline, diminution
3. a downward slope or bend
Similar word(s): declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall
Definition categories: object, incline, side, slope
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
Definition categories: group, category, class, family
Sentences with declension as a noun:
- 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.