Gruppenflexion

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noun

The practice, for example in Tibetan and Tocharian, of inflecting noun phrases with case by only inflecting the last word of the noun phrase with said case.

OriginGerman Gruppenflexion →
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Meanings

nounGruppenflexion (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountablegrammarThe practice, for example in Tibetan and Tocharian, of inflecting noun phrases with case by only inflecting the last word of the noun phrase with said case.

Origin

  1. GermanGruppenflexion“group inflection”
  2. EnglishGruppenflexion

Borrowed from German Gruppenflexion (“group inflection”).

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APA

Gruppenflexion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gruppenflexion

MLA

“Gruppenflexion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gruppenflexion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gruppenflexion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gruppenflexion.

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