declension

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de·clen·sion /dɪˈklenʃən/ noun [countable]  1. SLGthe set of various forms that a noun, pronoun, or adjective can have according to whether it is the subject, object etc of a sentence in a language such as Latin or German 变格，词形变化〔在拉丁语、德语等语言中，表示一个名词、代词或形容词在句子中是主语还是宾语等的一系列不同的形式〕2. SLGa particular set of nouns etc that all have the same set of forms 词形变化相同的一组词Origin declension (1400-1500) French déclinaison, from Latin declinare “to turn aside, inflect”

de·clen·sion nounChineseSyllable  

declension
de‧clen‧sion /dɪˈklenʃən/ noun [countable]1. the set of various forms that a noun, pronoun, or adjective can have according to whether it is the subject, object etc of a sentence in a language such as Latin or German
2. a particular set of nouns etc that all have the same set of forms

de·clen·sionBrE /dɪˈklenʃn/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈklenʃn/ 🔊 noun (grammar 语法) [countable] a set of nouns, adjectives or pronouns that change in the same way to show case, number and gender （名词、形容词或代词显示性、数、格的）变格 [uncountable] the way in which some sets of nouns, adjectives and pronouns change their form or endings to show case, number or gender （名词、形容词和代词显示性、数、格的）词形变化