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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUninflected Form
/ˌʌn.ɪnˈflek.tɪd fɔrm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A form of a word that does not change to express grammatical functions such as tense, case, or number.
"In English, the base form of a verb, like 'run', is considered an uninflected form." - 2
The simplest form of a word, often used in linguistic analysis.
"The uninflected form of 'children' is 'child'."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'uninflected' derives from the Latin 'inflectere', meaning 'to bend' or 'to change', combined with the prefix 'un-', indicating negation. The concept evolved in the context of linguistics to describe forms of words that do not undergo inflection for grammatical categories such as tense or number.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Uninflected Form" is said worldwide
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forme non fléchie
Transliteration: fɔʁm nɔ̃ fleʃi
"La forme non fléchie du verbe est essentielle pour l'analyse linguistique."
unflektierte Form
Transliteration: ʊnflɛkˈtiːʁtə fɔʁm
"Die unflektierte Form eines Verbs ist wichtig für die Grammatik."
forma non inflessa
Transliteration: ˈfɔr.ma non inˈflɛs.sa
"La forma non inflessa del verbo è fondamentale per la linguistica."
forma no inflexionada
Transliteration: ˈfoɾ.ma no inflek.si.oˈnað.a
"La forma no inflexionada de un verbo es crucial para el análisis gramatical."
forma não flexionada
Transliteration: ˈfɔʁ.mɐ nɐ̃w flɛ.si.oˈnɐ.dɐ
"A forma não flexionada do verbo é importante para a gramática."
अविकृत रूप
Transliteration: avikrit roop
"क्रिया का अविकृत रूप व्याकरण के लिए महत्वपूर्ण है।"
未变形态
Transliteration: wèi biàn xíng tài
"动词的未变形态在语法分析中至关重要。"
비굴절형
Transliteration: biguljeolhyeong
"동사의 비굴절형은 문법 분석에 중요하다."
未屈折形
Transliteration: みくっせつけい
"動詞の未屈折形は文法分析において重要です。"
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