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In linguistics, declension (verb: to decline) is the changing of the form of a word, generally to express its syntactic function in the sentence, by way of some inflection. Declensions may apply to nouns , pronouns , adjectives , adverbs , and determiners .
The first declension includes mostly feminine nouns, but also a few masculine nouns, including agent nouns in -της, patronyms in -ίδης, and demonyms. The first-declension genitive plural always takes a circumflex on the last syllable. In Homeric Greek the ending was -άων (ᾱ) or -έων (through shortening from *-ηων).
This is a list of grammatical cases as they are used by various inflectional languages that have declension. This list will mark the case, when it is used, an example of it, and then finally what language(s) the case is used in.
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples galact-[1] (ΓΛΑΚ) [2]milk: Greek: γάλα, γάλακτος (gála, gálaktos): galactagogue, galactic, galactorrhea, lactose, polygala, polygalactia, galaxy
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples nap-turnip: Latin: nāpus: napiform, neep nar-nostril: Latin: naris: internarial ...
Latin declension is the set of patterns according to which Latin words are declined—that is, have their endings altered to show grammatical case, number and gender. Nouns, pronouns, and adjectives are declined (verbs are conjugated ), and a given pattern is called a declension.
This declension was much more reduced compared to other old Germanic languages such as Old English. Most nouns were transferred outright to the i-or sometimes the a-declension, and the remaining nouns were heavily influenced by the i-declension—only the nominative and accusative singular are different, ending in -u.
Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age: 1994 "Ferocious Soul" (Drum track with Chuck D ranting about the state of hip-hop and the impending negative criticism the album is going to receive—which it did) Pulp: This Is Hardcore: 1998: Cymbal Queens of the Stone Age: Songs for the Deaf: 2002 "The Real Song for the Deaf" R.E.M. Murmur: 2008 (reissue)