indeclinable
See also: indéclinable
English
Etymology
From French indéclinable, from Middle French, from Latin indeclinabilis. See in- not, and decline.
Adjective
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.
- (grammar, of a word) Not grammatically declinable.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Translations
not grammatically declinable
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Further reading
- “indeclinable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin indēclīnābilis.
Pronunciation
Further reading
- “indeclinable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “indeclinable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “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.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin indēclīnābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /indekliˈnable/ [ĩn̪.d̪e.kliˈna.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: in‧de‧cli‧na‧ble
Adjective
indeclinable m or f (masculine and feminine plural indeclinables)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “indeclinable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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