Associations to the word «Declension»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
DECLENSION, noun. (grammar) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
DECLENSION, noun. (grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.
Dictionary definition
DECLENSION, noun. The inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages.
DECLENSION, noun. Process of changing to an inferior state.
DECLENSION, noun. A downward slope or bend.
DECLENSION, noun. 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".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.