Meaning & Definition of word "Inflected"

Inflected

/ɪnˈflɛktɪd/

1. Past tense of inflect; to alter the form of a word to express grammatical relations.
- Example: The teacher explained how the verb 'to be' is inflected in different tenses.
2. To change the form of a word to indicate tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, and case.
- Example: In Latin, nouns are heavily inflected to convey meaning.

1. Having undergone inflection; altered in form or structure.
- Example: The inflected form of the noun can show whether it is singular or plural.
2. In linguistics, relating to languages or dialects that inflect their words.
- Example: Inflected languages often require a deeper understanding of grammar.

●From Latin 'inflectere' meaning 'to bend or turn in'.

inflected forms:

Variations of a word that denote different grammatical forms.

inflected language:

A language that modifies words to express grammatical relationships.

heavily inflected:

Referring to languages that have significant morphological changes in their words.

inflection:

The modification of a word to express different grammatical categories.

inflector:

A morpheme or word that indicates inflection.