- inflective
- adjective see inflect
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inflective
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Inflective — In*flect ive, a. 1. Capable of, or pertaining to, inflection; deflecting; as, the inflective quality of the air. Derham. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Inflectional; characterized by variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inflective — inflect ► VERB 1) Grammar change or be changed by inflection. 2) vary the intonation or pitch of (the voice). 3) technical bend or deflect inwards. DERIVATIVES inflective adjective. ORIGIN Latin inflectere, from in into + flectere to bend … English terms dictionary
inflective — ə̇nˈflektiv, tēv adjective 1. : capable of, relating to, or tending to inflection : deflecting 2. : inflectional inflective language … Useful english dictionary
Inflective language — Inflective In*flect ive, a. 1. Capable of, or pertaining to, inflection; deflecting; as, the inflective quality of the air. Derham. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Inflectional; characterized by variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inflective — See inflect. * * * … Universalium
inflective — adjective That inflects … Wiktionary
inflective — adj. inflectional, of or pertaining to inflection (Grammar); having the tendency to bend or to inflect; deflecting … English contemporary dictionary
inflective — in·flec·tive … English syllables
Agglutinative — Ag*glu ti*na*tive, a. [Cf. F. agglutinatif.] 1. Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive. Syn: polysynthetic, holophrastic. [1913 Webster] 2. (Philol.) Formed or characterized by agglutination, as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indeclinable — In de*clin a*ble, a. [L. indeclinabilis: cf. F. ind[ e]clinable. See {In } not, and {Decline}.] (Gram.) Not declinable; not varied by inflective terminations; as, nihil (nothing), in Latin, is an indeclinable noun. n. An indeclinable word. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
