declinable

[ dih-klahy-nuh-buh l ]

/ dɪˈklaɪ nə bəl /

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adjective Grammar.

able to be declined.

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Nearby words

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

Origin of declinable

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

Related forms

un·de·clin·a·ble, adjective

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Examples 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