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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. | == Occurrence == | ||
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. | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
Revision as of 02:57, 2 June 2016
In linguistics, declension is the inflection of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and articles to 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.
Occurrence
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.
Nonfiction cross-reference
Fiction cross-reference
External links
- Declension @ Wikipedia