DECLENSION
Dictionary entry overview: What does declension mean?
• DECLENSION (noun)
The noun DECLENSION has 4 senses:
1. the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
2. process of changing to an inferior state
3. a downward slope or bend
4. a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
Familiarity information: DECLENSION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DECLENSION (noun)
Meaning:
The inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("declension" is a kind of...):
inflection; inflexion (a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function)
Meronyms (members of "declension"):
noun (a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb)
Meaning:
Process of changing to an inferior state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
worsening; decline in quality; deterioration; declension
Hypernyms ("declension" is a kind of...):
decline; diminution (change toward something smaller or lower)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "declension"):
drop-off; falling off; falloff; slack; slump (a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality)
Meaning:
A downward slope or bend
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
downslope; declivity; declination; declension; decline; fall; descent
Hypernyms ("declension" is a kind of...):
incline; side; slope (an elevated geological formation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "declension"):
downhill (the downward slope of a hill)
steep (a steep place (as on a hill))
Meaning:
A class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
the first declension in Latin
Hypernyms ("declension" is a kind of...):
category; class; family (a collection of things sharing a common attribute)
