inflection 1

noundomain: relation

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

Synonyms

inflexion 1
a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

Derivationally related form

adjective

characterized by inflections indicating grammatical distinctions

verb

change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language

Hyponym

noun

the inflection of verbs

noun

the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages

noun

systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

noun

the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to