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Webster 1913 Edition

Indeclinable

Inˊde-clin′a-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
indeclinabilis
: cf. F.
indéclinable
. See
In-
not, and
Decline
.]
(Gram.)
Not declinable; not varied by inflective terminations;
as,
nihil
(nothing), in Latin, is an
indeclinable
noun
.
–
Noun.
An indeclinable word.

Webster 1828 Edition

Indeclinable

INDECLI'NABLE

,
Adj.
[L. indeclinabilis; in and declino.]
Not declinable; not varied by terminations; as, pondo, in Latin, is an indeclinable noun.

Definition 2024

indeclinable

indeclinable

See also: indéclinable

English

Adjective

indeclinable ‎(not comparable)

  1. (grammar, of a word) not grammatically declinable

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Translations

Noun

indeclinable ‎(plural indeclinables)

  1. (grammar) A word that is not grammatically inflected.

Spanish

Adjective

indeclinable m, f ‎(plural indeclinables)

  1. (grammar) indeclinable
  2. unavoidable

Etymology

From French indéclinable, from Middle French, from Latin indeclinabilis. See in- not, and decline.

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