indeclinable

[ in-di-klahy-nuh-buh l ]
/ ˌɪn dɪˈklaɪ nə bəl /

adjective Grammar.

not capable of being declined; having no inflected forms: used especially of a word belonging to a form class most of whose members are declined, as the Latin adjective decem, “ten.”

Origin of indeclinable

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin indēclīnābilis unchangeable, inflexible. See in-3, declinable

OTHER WORDS FROM indeclinable

in·de·clin·a·ble·ness, noun in·de·clin·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby indeclinable

indeciduous, indecipherable, indecision, indecisive, indecl., indeclinable, indecomposable, indecorous, indecorum, indeed, indef.

Example sentences from the Web for indeclinable

  • The indeclinable, remain as simple adjuncts to the verbs, and the latter put on the negative form.

    The Indian in his Wigwam |Henry R. Schoolcraft

  • Mīlle is regularly an adjective in the Singular, and indeclinable.

    New Latin Grammar |Charles E. Bennett

  • Of these, the first five are declinable; the other four are indeclinable.

    Elements of Gaelic Grammar |Alexander Stewart

  • The genitives his (his, its), hiere (her), hiera (their) are used as indeclinable possessives.

    Anglo-Saxon Primer |Henry Sweet

British Dictionary definitions for indeclinable

indeclinable
/ (ˌɪndɪˈklaɪnəbəl) /

adjective

(of a noun or pronoun) having only one form; not declined for case or number

Derived forms of indeclinable

indeclinableness, noun indeclinably, adverb