indeclinable

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See also: indéclinable

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

indeclinable (plural indeclinables)

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

Further reading

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indēclīnābilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

indeclinable m or f (masculine and feminine plural indeclinables)

  1. indeclinable

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin indēclīnābilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /indekliˈnable/
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: in‧de‧cli‧na‧ble

Adjective

indeclinable m or f (masculine and feminine plural indeclinables)

  1. (grammar) indeclinable
  2. unavoidable

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