Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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declension | Yes | No | No | No |
inflection | Yes | No | No | No |
declension (noun) | inflection (noun) |
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a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms | the patterns of stress and intonation in a language |
a downward slope or bend | a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified |
process of changing to an inferior state | deviation from a straight or normal course |
the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages | a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function |