declin

See also: déclin

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French declin, from decliner (“to bend”); see declinen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛˈkliːn/, /dɛːˈkliːn/

Noun

declin (uncountable)

  1. Decline or deterioration; a fall in conditions.
  2. (rare) Escape, retreat (from a situation)
  3. (rare) The setting of the sun or a star.

Descendants

  • English: decline

References

Occitan

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Béarn):(file)

Noun

declin m (plural declins)

  1. decline [from the 12th century][1]

References

  1. ^ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 180

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French déclin.

Noun

declin n (plural declinuri)

  1. decline, waning

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative declin declinul declinuri declinurile
genitive-dative declin declinului declinuri declinurilor
vocative declinule declinurilor
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