declinable

[ dih-klahy-nuh-buh l ]

/ dɪˈklaɪ nə bəl /

adjective Grammar.

able to be declined.

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Origin of declinable

1520–30; < Middle French, equivalent to decliner to decline + -able -able; or decline + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM declinable

un·de·clin·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby declinable

declarer, declass, declassify, declension, declensional, declinable, declinate, declination, declinatory, declinature, decline

Example sentences from the Web for declinable

In these examples the declinable adjectives are rendered negative in see.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
Hence the last vowel of the nominative, or in general of any declinable word, may be called the characteristic vowel.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar|Alexander Stewart
Of these, the first five are declinable; the other four are indeclinable.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar|Alexander Stewart