declension

nouns

the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
declension
is derived from
decline
is a type of (narrower)
a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
inflection, inflexion
process of changing to an inferior state
declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening
is derived from
decline
a downward slope or bend
declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall
is derived from
decline
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"
declension
is derived from
decline
is a type of (narrower)
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
"there are two classes of detergents"
category, class, family