déclinaison

French

Etymology

From Middle French declinaison, from Latin dēclīnātiō, dēclīnātiōnem. Synchronically analysable as décliner +‎ -aison.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /de.kli.nɛ.zɔ̃/

Noun

déclinaison f (plural déclinaisons)

(grammar) declension (inflection of a noun, pronoun or adjective)
Antonym: conjugaison

Further reading

“déclinaison” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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