See inflection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "it",
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"code": "ang",
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"code": "fa",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "ro",
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"code": "sh",
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"code": "sk",
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"sense": "change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function",
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function",
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"code": "sv",
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"code": "tl",
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"sense": "change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function",
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function",
"tags": [
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"code": "cy",
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"sense": "change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "ffurfdroad"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "modulacija",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "модулация"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "inflexió"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"word": "modulation"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "of pitch",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"word": "äänenkorkeuden muutos"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "of tone",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"word": "äänensävyn muutos"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Betonung"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "raddblær"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "inflessione"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cadenza"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "calata"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "modulazione"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "intonazione"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "jalgallaxuj",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"word": "ялгаллахуй"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "modulacja"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "inflexão"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "entonação"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "inflexiune"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "moduljácija",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "модуля́ция"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "infleksija"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "inflexión"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "moduljacija",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "модуляція"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zmina intonaciji",
"sense": "change in pitch or tone of voice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "зміна інтонації"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"word": "käänne"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kámpsi",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "κάμψη"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "lýgisma",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "λύγισμα"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"word": "inflexió"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "inflessione"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aachassey"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "inflexão"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "inflexiune"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "peregíb",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "переги́б"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sgibánije",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "сгиба́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "medical",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "fléksija",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "фле́ксия"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "infleksija"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "inflexionspunkt"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "perehyn",
"sense": "change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "перегин"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "tʻekʻum",
"sense": "turning away from a straight course",
"word": "թեքում"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otklonenie",
"sense": "turning away from a straight course",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "отклонение"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "turning away from a straight course",
"word": "afvigelse"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "turning away from a straight course",
"word": "bocht"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "turning away from a straight course",
"word": "suunnanmuutos"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "turning away from a straight course",
"word": "inflexion"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "turning away from a straight course",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lhoobey"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "turning away from a straight course",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ġebīeġednes"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "turning away from a straight course",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "inflexão"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "turning away from a straight course",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "desvio"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otklonénije",
"sense": "turning away from a straight course",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "отклоне́ние"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "turning away from a straight course",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "otklon"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "turning away from a straight course",
"word": "inflexión"
}
],
"word": "inflection"
}
Download raw JSONL data for inflection meaning in English (24.7kB)
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"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: optometry",
"path": [
"inflection"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "inflection",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: optometry",
"path": [
"inflection"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
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}
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