declension
pronunciation
How to pronounce declension in British English:
UK [dɪˈklenʃn]
How to pronounce declension in American English:
US [dɪˈklɛnʃən]
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- Noun:
- the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
- process of changing to an inferior state
- a downward slope or bend
- a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
Word Origin
- declension (n.)
- mid-15c., ultimately from Latin declinationem (nominative declinatio), noun of action from past participle stem of declinare (see decline (v.)); perhaps via French; "the form is irregular, and its history obscure" [OED].
Example
- 1. States and empires have their periods of declension ( laurence sterne )
- 2. " Declension hypothesis " in study of american new left movement
- 3. The price above maybe change based on the current price on market declension and different situations of the apartments .
- 4. Has he placed us in times of declension , for example , or of revival ; of persecution , or of major advance ?
- 5. With the declension of the nation-state in relation to transnational economic power , the foundation of democracy politics and social welfare is shaken by the economic globalization .