How to pronounce declension
American English pronunciation
dih-KLEN-shun
- IPA
- /dɪˈklɛnʃən/
- Syllables
- dih · KLEN · shun (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What declension means
The set of endings a noun takes to show its job in a sentence
In a sentence: In Latin class, we chanted each declension until we knew the endings by heart.
Where it comes from: It comes from the old French declinaison, from the Latin declinatio, a bending or turning aside.
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