indeclinable

[ in-di-klahy-nuh-buhl ]

/ ˌɪn dɪˈklaɪ nə bəl /

adjective Grammar.

not capable of being declined; having no inflected forms: used especially of a word belonging to a form class most of whose members are declined, as the Latin adjective decem, “ten.”

Origin of indeclinable

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin indēclīnābilis unchangeable, inflexible. See in-³, declinable

OTHER WORDS FROM indeclinable

in·de·clin·a·ble·ness, nounin·de·clin·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby indeclinable

indeciduous, indecipherable, indecision, indecisive, indecl., indeclinable, indecomposable, indecorous, indecorum, indeed, in deep

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Example sentences from the Web for indeclinable

The indeclinable, remain as simple adjuncts to the verbs, and the latter put on the negative form.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
Mīlle is regularly an adjective in the Singular, and indeclinable.
New Latin Grammar|Charles E. Bennett
Of these, the first five are declinable; the other four are indeclinable.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar|Alexander Stewart
The genitives his (his, its), hiere (her), hiera (their) are used as indeclinable possessives.
Anglo-Saxon Primer|Henry Sweet

British Dictionary definitions for indeclinable

indeclinable

/ (ˌɪndɪˈklaɪnəbəl) /

adjective

(of a noun or pronoun) having only one form; not declined for case or number

Derived forms of indeclinable

indeclinableness, nounindeclinably, adverb

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单词	indeclinable
释义	indeclinable [ in-di-klahy-nuh-buhl ] / ˌɪn dɪˈklaɪ nə bəl / adjective Grammar. not capable of being declined; having no inflected forms: used especially of a word belonging to a form class most of whose members are declined, as the Latin adjective decem, “ten.” Origin of indeclinable 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin indēclīnābilis unchangeable, inflexible. See in-³, declinable OTHER WORDS FROM indeclinable in·de·clin·a·ble·ness, nounin·de·clin·a·bly, adverb Words nearby indeclinable indeciduous, indecipherable, indecision, indecisive, indecl., indeclinable, indecomposable, indecorous, indecorum, indeed, in deep Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for indeclinable The indeclinable, remain as simple adjuncts to the verbs, and the latter put on the negative form. The Indian in his Wigwam\|Henry R. Schoolcraft Mīlle is regularly an adjective in the Singular, and indeclinable. New Latin Grammar\|Charles E. Bennett Of these, the first five are declinable; the other four are indeclinable. Elements of Gaelic Grammar\|Alexander Stewart The genitives his (his, its), hiere (her), hiera (their) are used as indeclinable possessives. Anglo-Saxon Primer\|Henry Sweet British Dictionary definitions for indeclinable indeclinable / (ˌɪndɪˈklaɪnəbəl) / adjective (of a noun or pronoun) having only one form; not declined for case or number Derived forms of indeclinable indeclinableness, nounindeclinably, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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