inflectional
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or used in inflection.
an inflectional ending.
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Linguistics. pertaining to or noting a language, as Latin, characterized by the use of inflection, especially morphemic fusion or irregular morphophonemic alternation.
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Etymology
Origin of inflectional
First recorded in 1825–35; inflection + -al 1
Example Sentences
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If so, it is the latter d which is radical, and the former which is inflectional.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
I call it a theory, but it is more than a theory, for it is the only possible way in which the realities of Sanskrit or any other inflectional language can be explained.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
It was felt essential that the radical portion of each word should stand out in distinct relief, and never be obscured or absorbed, as happens in the third or inflectional stage.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
The Brythonic dialects have gone very much farther in giving up inflectional endings than Goidelic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
An adverbial dative singular without an inflectional ending is found with hām, dæg, morgen, and ǣfen.
From Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary by Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso)
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