indeclinably
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Indeclinably — In de*clin a*bly, adv. 1. Without variation. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Without variation of termination. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indeclinable — indeclinableness, n. indeclinably, adv. /in di kluy neuh beuhl/, adj. Gram. not capable of being declined; having no inflected forms: used esp. of a word belonging to a form class most of whose members are declined, as the Latin adjective decem,… … Universalium
indeclinable — (adj.) late 14c., originally in grammar, from Fr. indéclinable, from L. indeclinabilis, from indeclinatus unchanged, constant, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + declinatus, from declinare (see DECLINE (Cf. decline) (v.)). Related … Etymology dictionary
indeclinable — /ɪndəˈklaɪnəbəl/ (say induh kluynuhbuhl) adjective Grammar not declined for case or number, especially of a word belonging to a class most of whose members are declined, as the Latin adjective decem (ten). –indeclinably, adverb …
