inflection in Russian
inflection in Russian is измене́ние фо́рмы сло́ва, оконча́ние, словоизмене́ние — inflection means (grammar) The way words change their form to show grammatical features such as tense or number.
inflection in Russian
измене́ние фо́рмы сло́ва
Pronounced: izmeneniye formy slova
(grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
оконча́ние
Pronounced: okonchaniye
(grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
словоизмене́ние
Pronounced: slovoizmeneniye
(grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
фле́ксия
Pronounced: fleksiya
(grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
модуля́ция
Pronounced: modulyatsiya
A change in pitch or tone of voice.
переги́б
Pronounced: peregib
(mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
сгиба́ние
Pronounced: sgibaniye
(mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
фле́ксия
Pronounced: fleksiya
(mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
отклоне́ние
Pronounced: otkloneniye
A turning away from a straight course.
What does "inflection" mean?
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noun (grammar) The way words change their form to show grammatical features such as tense or number.
"The second-person imperative is a verbal inflection found in many Indo-European languages."
- noun (grammar) A particular kind of word change that applies to a certain group of words.
- noun (grammar) A letter or group of letters added to a word to show such a change.
- noun Any specific morphological form of a particular term, such as the principal parts for any given stem; any of the declined or conjugated forms that constitute its declension or conjugation.
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inflection in a sentence
- The second-person imperative is a verbal inflection found in many Indo-European languages.
- In English, word order often does the work that inflection did in Latin.
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What is "inflection" in Russian?
"inflection" in Russian is измене́ние фо́рмы сло́ва, оконча́ние, словоизмене́ние. inflection means: (grammar) The way words change their form to show grammatical features such as tense or number.
How do you pronounce измене́ние фо́рмы сло́ва?
"inflection" in Russian is измене́ние фо́рмы сло́ва, pronounced "izmeneniye formy slova".
Are there other ways to say "inflection" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 8 translations listed for "inflection": измене́ние фо́рмы сло́ва, оконча́ние, словоизмене́ние, фле́ксия, модуля́ция, переги́б.
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