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indeclinable

See also: indéclinable

English

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Etymology

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From French indéclinable, from Middle French, from Latin indeclinabilis. See in- not, and decline.

Adjective

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indeclinable (not comparable)

  1. That one cannot decline; unavoidable.
    • 1994, Helen R. Myers, To Wed at Christmas, page 101:
      He'd planned to work a double shift Friday night, but Gladys Silverman's indeclinable invitation threw a hefty wrench into David's plans.
  2. (grammar, of a word) Not grammatically declinable.

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Noun

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indeclinable (plural indeclinables)

  1. (grammar) A word that is not grammatically inflected.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin indēclīnābilis.

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Adjective

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indeclinable m or f (masculine and feminine plural indeclinables)

  1. indeclinable

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin indēclīnābilis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /indekliˈnable/ [ĩn̪.d̪e.kliˈna.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: in‧de‧cli‧na‧ble

Adjective

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indeclinable m or f (masculine and feminine plural indeclinables)

  1. (grammar) indeclinable
  2. unavoidable

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