Inflected: meaning, definitions and examples
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inflected
[ ษชnหflษktษชd ]
grammatical change
Inflected refers to a form of a word that has undergone a change in its grammatical structure, often to show changes in tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, and case. This term is commonly used in linguistics to describe how verbs, nouns, and other parts of speech change to convey different meanings.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- In English, verbs are inflected to indicate past or present tense.
- The word 'cat' does not change, but 'cats' is its inflected form for plural.
- Inflected languages often have rich morphology, where a single root can have multiple forms.
Translations
Translations of the word "inflected" in other languages:
๐ต๐น infletido
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเคฟเคเฅเคค
๐ฉ๐ช beugend
๐ฎ๐ฉ terinfleksi
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะผัะฝะตะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ odmieniony
๐ฏ๐ต ๅฑๆใใ
๐ซ๐ท flรฉchi
๐ช๐ธ flexionado
๐น๐ท รงekimlenmiล
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ณํ๋
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ูุนูุฏููู
๐จ๐ฟ ohรฝbanรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ ohรฝbanรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅฑๆ็
๐ธ๐ฎ upognjen
๐ฎ๐ธ beygt
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑาฑััะปะผะฐะปั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแขแ แแแแแแฃแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ dษyiลmiล
๐ฒ๐ฝ flexionado
Etymology
The term 'inflected' originates from the Latin word 'inflectere', which means 'to bend' or 'to turn'. This reflects the idea that inflection involves bending the original form of a word to convey different grammatical functions. The concept has been integral to the study of languages, especially those with rich inflectional systems, such as Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit. In such languages, the endings of nouns and verbs change to indicate various grammatical categories. The study of inflection has evolved over time, influencing modern linguistics and the understanding of how language operates across different cultures and their respective grammatical structures.
Word Frequency Rank
Positioned at #22,342, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.
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