declinable

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UK/dɪˈklaɪnəbəɫ/

adjective

Capable of being declined; of a word, having inflections.

Opposite
indeclinable
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Meanings

adjectivedeclinable (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarCapable 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
indeclinable

Origin

From decline + -able.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian склоня́ем
  • склоня́ем (sklonjáem)capable of being declined
Catalan declinable
  • declinablecapable of being declined
Chinese Mandarin 存在變格的 /存在变格的, 能變位的 /能变位的
  • 存在變格的 /存在变格的 (cúnzài biàngé de)capable of being declined
  • 能變位的 /能变位的 (néng biànwèi de)capable of being declined
Czech sklonný
  • sklonnýcapable of being declined
Finnish taipuva
  • taipuvacapable of being declined
French déclinable
  • déclinablecapable of being declined
German deklinierbar, deklinabel
  • deklinierbarcapable of being declined
  • deklinabelcapable of being declined
Greek πτωτικός
  • πτωτικός (ptotikós)capable of being declined
Hungarian ragozható
  • ragozhatócapable of being declined
Italian declinabile
  • declinabilecapable of being declined
Japanese 語形変化ができる
  • 語形変化ができる (gokei henka ga dekiru)capable of being declined
Korean 격(格) 변화(變化)가 있는
  • 격(格) 변화(變化)가 있는 (gyeok byeonhwa-ga inneun)capable of being declined
Latin declinabilis
  • declinabiliscapable of being declined
Polish odmienny
  • odmiennycapable of being declined
Portuguese declinável
  • declinávelcapable of being declined
Russian склоня́емый
  • склоня́емый (sklonjájemyj)capable of being declined
Slovak sklonný
  • sklonnýcapable of being declined
Ukrainian відмі́нюваний
  • відмі́нюваний (vidmínjuvanyj)capable of being declined
Cite this entry
APA

declinable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declinable

MLA

“declinable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declinable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “declinable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declinable.

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