Kind of inflection
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TONALKind of inflection
TONETICOf linguistic inflection.
cadentialfalling inflection of the voice
inflectivecapable of, or pertaining to, inflection
cadencesA modulation or inflection of the voice
cadencyfalling inflection or modulation of the voice
cadencefalling inflection or modulation of the voice
casescategory in the inflection of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns
casecategory in the inflection of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns
modulationan inflection of the tone or pitch of the voice
modulationsMODULATION, an inflection of the tone or pitch of the voice
declinablecapable of being declined; admitting of declension or inflection; as, declinable parts of speech
indefinite(of a word, inflection, or phrase) Not determining the person, thing, time, etc., referred to
analysisThe use of separate, short words and word order rather than inflection or agglutination to express grammatical structure
terminationsThe final letter or letters or syllable of a word, esp. when constituting an element in inflection or derivation
terminationThe final letter or letters or syllable of a word, esp. when constituting an element in inflection or derivation
agglutinative(of a language) Forming words predominantly by agglutination, rather than by inflection or by using isolated elements. Examples include Hungarian, Turkish, Korean, and Swahili
inflexiona change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person also INFLECTION
analytic(of a language) Tending not to alter the form of its words and to use word order rather than inflection or agglutination to express grammatical structure
inflexionsINFLEXION, a change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person also INFLECTION
inflectionsINFLECTION, a change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person also INFLEXION
prefixesAn element placed at the beginning of a word to adjust or qualify its meaning, e.g., ex-, non-, re- or (in some languages) as an inflection
infinitiveThe basic form of a verb, without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense (e.g., see in we came to see, let him see)
infinitivesThe basic form of a verb, without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense (e.g., see in we came to see, let him see)
periphrastic(of a case or tense) Formed by a combination of words rather than by inflection (such as did go and of the people rather than went and the people's)
periphrasesThe use of separate words to express a grammatical relationship that is otherwise expressed by inflection, e.g., did go as opposed to went and more intelligent as opposed to smarter
periphrasisThe use of separate words to express a grammatical relationship that is otherwise expressed by inflection, e.g., did go as opposed to went and more intelligent as opposed to smarter
synesisa grammatical construction in which the inflection or form of a word is conditioned by the meaning rather than the syntax, as for example the plural form have with the singular noun group in the sentence the group have already assembled