indeclinable
See also: indéclinable
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French indéclinable, from Middle French, from Latin indeclinabilis. See in- not, and decline.
AdjectiveEdit
indeclinable (not comparable)
- 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.
- 1994, Helen R. Myers, To Wed at Christmas (page 101)
- (grammar, of a word) Not grammatically declinable.
SynonymsEdit
HypernymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
not grammatically declinable
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NounEdit
indeclinable (plural indeclinables)
- (grammar) A word that is not grammatically inflected.
Further readingEdit
- indeclinable at OneLook Dictionary Search
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin indēclīnābilis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
indeclinable (masculine and feminine plural indeclinables)
Further readingEdit
- “indeclinable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “indeclinable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “indeclinable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “indeclinable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin indēclīnābilis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
indeclinable (plural indeclinables)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “indeclinable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014