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In linguistics, '''declension''' is the inflection of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and articles to indicate: | [[File:Declensions-definite-article-German.svg|thumb|Declension of the definite article in German.]]In linguistics, '''declension''' is the inflection of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and articles to indicate number, case, and gender. | ||
Declensions indicate: | |||
* Number (at least singular and plural) | * Number (at least singular and plural) | ||
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A declension is also a group of nouns that follow a particular pattern of inflection. | A declension is also a group of nouns that follow a particular pattern of inflection. | ||
Declension occurs in many of the world's languages, and features very prominently in many European languages. Old English was a highly inflected language, as befits its Indo-European and especially its Germanic linguistic ancestry, but its declensions greatly simplified as it evolved into Modern English. | Declension occurs in many of the world's languages, and features very prominently in many European languages. | ||
Old English was a highly inflected language, as befits its Indo-European and especially its Germanic linguistic ancestry, but its declensions greatly simplified as it evolved into Modern English. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
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* [[The Undeclensed]] | * [[The Undeclensed]] | ||
== External links | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[The Undeclensed (nonfiction)]] | |||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declension Declension] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declension Declension] @ Wikipedia | ||
Latest revision as of 19:06, 22 June 2016
In linguistics, declension is the inflection of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and articles to indicate number, case, and gender.
Declensions indicate:
- Number (at least singular and plural)
- Case (nominative or subjective, genitive or possessive, etc.)
- Gender
A declension is also a group of nouns that follow a particular pattern of inflection.
Declension occurs in many of the world's languages, and features very prominently in many European languages.
Old English was a highly inflected language, as befits its Indo-European and especially its Germanic linguistic ancestry, but its declensions greatly simplified as it evolved into Modern English.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Declension @ Wikipedia