noninflectional
/ˌnɑnɪnˈflɛkʃənəl/
adjective
- Relating to a language or word form that does not change its ending to show grammatical relationships like tense, number, or case.
- In a noninflectional language, word order often determines meaning instead of word endings.
- The word 'sheep' is noninflectional because it stays the same in both singular and plural.
- English is mostly noninflectional compared to languages like Latin or Russian.
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