Declension - Definition
declension
n 1: the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in
Indo-European languages
2: process of changing to an inferior state [syn:
deterioration, decline in quality, declension,
worsening]
3: a downward slope or bend [syn: descent, declivity,
fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope]
[ant: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise,
upgrade]
4: a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European
languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional
forms; "the first declension in Latin"