Main Entry:

de·clen·sion

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈklen(t)-shən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English declenson, modification of Middle French declinaison, from Latin declination-, declinatio grammatical inflection, turning aside, from declinare to inflect, turn aside

Date:

15th century

1 a: noun, adjective, or pronoun inflection especially in some prescribed order of the forms b: a class of nouns or adjectives having the same type of inflectional forms2: a falling off or away : deterioration3: descent, slope

— de·clen·sion·al \-ˈklen(t)-shə-n^əl\ adjective