indeclinable

American  

[in-di-klahy-nuh-buhl] / ˌɪn dɪˈklaɪ nə bəl /

adjective

Grammar.

1. not capable of being declined; having no inflected forms: used especially of a word belonging to a form class most of whose members are declined, as the Latin adjective decem, “ten.”

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indeclinable British  

/ ˌɪndɪˈklaɪnəbəl /

adjective

1. (of a noun or pronoun) having only one form; not declined for case or number

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Other Word Forms

• indeclinableness
  noun
• indeclinably
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of indeclinable

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin indēclīnābilis unchangeable, inflexible. See in- ³, declinable

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

indeclinable

“I have the experience of resistance and I have the experience of making indeclinable decisions.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2023

Bethlehem: indeclinable, like most proper names of Hebrew origin.

From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.

The latter is a declinable word, and found in the objective case; the former is indeclinable, and found in no case.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

Mīlle is regularly an adjective in the Singular, and indeclinable.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

Of these, the first five are declinable; the other four are indeclinable.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander