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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Smi�um is the radical syllable smi� + the subordinate inflectional syllable -um, the sign of the dative case.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
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)
It is clear that the idioms of the second group were once isolating, and that inflectional idioms have passed through both the former states.
From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Webster, Wentworth
Similarity of inflectional endings in similar clauses, he pointed out, would naturally develop rime in any inflected language.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
Old Irish, as compared with Brythonic, preserves a wealth of inflectional forms in declension and conjugation, but many of these tend to disappear very early.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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