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declinable

UK/dɪˈklaɪnəbəɫ/

declinable adjective: capable of being declined; of a word, having inflections.

Adjective

declinable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being declined; of a word, having inflections.
    • It is obvious that the system in present-day English is radically different, and that the notion of case (i.e. a form or modification of a declinable word) is now of very little significance.1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 152

declinable meaning in Tamil

declinable in Tamil

வேற்றுமையுருபுகளை ஏற்றுத் திரிபுறுகிற

Antonyms of declinable

Origin of declinable

From decline + -able.

Words formed from declinable

Questions about declinable

What does declinable mean?
Declinable means capable of being declined; of a word, having inflections.
What is declinable in Tamil?
Declinable in Tamil is வேற்றுமையுருபுகளை ஏற்றுத் திரிபுறுகிற. See Declinable meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is declinable?
Declinable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce declinable?
Declinable is pronounced /dɪˈklaɪnəbəɫ/ (UK).

Words near declinable in the dictionary

  1. declimb
  2. declimbed
  3. declimbing
  4. declimbs
  5. declinability
  6. declinable
  7. declinal
  8. declinals
  9. declinarian
  10. declinarians
  11. declinate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: declinable (page history and authors); declinable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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