INDECLINABLY

Etymology

Adverb

indeclinably (not comparable)

(grammar) Without variation of termination.

Source: Wiktionary


In`de*clin"a*bly, adv.

1. Without variation.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: Without variation of termination.

INDECLINABLE

In`de*clin"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. indeclinabilis: cf. F. indéclinable. See In- not, and Decline.] (Gram.)

Definition: Not declinable; not varied by inflective terminations; as, nihil (nothing), in Latin, is an indeclinable noun.

– n.

Definition: An indeclinable word.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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