Inflection: meaning, definitions and examples

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inflection

 

[ ษชnหˆflษ›kสƒษ™n ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

linguistics

The modification of a word to express different grammatical categories such as tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, and case.

Synonyms

conjugation, declension

Examples of usage

  • The inflection of verbs in English includes changes in tense (e.g. run, ran, running), person (e.g. I run, he runs), and number (e.g. run, runs).
  • In Latin, nouns have inflections for case, number, and gender, resulting in different forms for the same word.

Translations

Translations of the word "inflection" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น inflaรงรฃo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคตเคฟเค•เฅƒเคคเคฟ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Beugung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ infleksi

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั–ะฝั„ะปะตะบัั–ั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ odmiana

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅฑˆๆŠ˜

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท inflection

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ inflecciรณn

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท รงekim

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ตด์ ˆ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุตุฑูŠู

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ohรฝbรกnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ohรฝbanie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฑˆๆŠ˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ pregibanje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ beyging

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะธััƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒแƒฎแƒ˜แƒœแƒฏแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ษ™yilmษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ inflecciรณn

Etymology

The word 'inflection' comes from the Latin word 'inflectere', meaning 'to bend'. It was first used in the 15th century in English to refer to the bending or changing of words to express different grammatical categories. The concept of inflection has been a fundamental aspect of many languages throughout history, allowing for the nuanced expression of meaning through word modification.

See also: inflect, inflector.

Word Frequency Rank

With rank #16,051, this word belongs to specialized vocabulary. While not common in everyday speech, it enriches your ability to express complex ideas.