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

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023

The word Sura, a God, is derived from the indeclinable Swar heaven.”

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)

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

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

The indeclinable �e is often used instead of ��t, se, se�, in all cases, but especially with a relative signification, and, in later times, as an article.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

Then, above Brahma, was lifted Brahm, a god neuter and indeclinable; neuter as having no part in life, indeclinable because unique.

From The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal by Saltus, Edgar