declinable
See also: déclinable
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
declinable (not comparable)
- (grammar) Capable of being declined; of a word, having inflections.
- 1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 152:
- It is obvious that the system in present-day English is radically different, and that the notion of case (i.e. a form or modification of a declinable word) is now of very little significance.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
capable of being declined
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Further reading
- “declinable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dekliˈnable/ [d̪e.kliˈna.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: de‧cli‧na‧ble
Adjective
declinable m or f (masculine and feminine plural declinables)
Further reading
- “declinable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025