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declension vs inflexion

inflexion vs declension

declension and inflexion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
declension Yes No No No
inflexion Yes No No No
As nouns, inflexion is a hypernym of declension; that is, inflexion is a word with a broader meaning than declension:
  • declension: the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
  • inflexion: a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
Other hypernyms of declension include inflection.
declension (noun) inflexion (noun)
a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
a downward slope or bend
process of changing to an inferior state
the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
Difference between declension and inflexion

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