declensional

[dih-klen-shuh-nl]

adjective

1. of or relating to grammatical declension.

Other Word Forms

• declensionally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of declensional¹

First recorded in 1855–60; declension + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The declensional suffixes or postpositions, which, just like our prepositions, may be added to one another, are postponed to the article when the noun is definite.

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Much of the irregularity and general formal complexity of our declensional and conjugational systems is due to this process.

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Some euphonic changes occur in making these additions, which then take the regular declensional endings.

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