uninflected
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪnˈflɛktɪd/
- Specialized
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invariable
- In linguistics, an uninflected word retains its original form without any changes for tense or number.
Examples
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She uses her totally uninflected.
Fiction book (1993) -
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller, as opposed to the uninflected you of the English translation.
Academic text (1994) -
And while most English verbs have at least one distinctly subjunctive verb form (the uninflected base form of the verb in the third person singular ... "
Blog text (31) -
In Vallotton's illustration of the scene (Fig. 2), uninflected black flattens Hubertin's body as if the engraver were himself carved out of the wooden boards on which he lies.
Academic text (2015) -
The verb 'to run' is in its uninflected form when it appears as 'run' in the base tense.
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The adjective 'green' is considered uninflected because it does not change regardless of singular or plural nouns.
Synonyms
Having the same form for singular and plural
Not changed in form to show tense, number, or case
Showing grammar with separate words rather than endings
Antonyms
How Inflected
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uninflected comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and inflect, from a root that means 'to bend', like flex. So an uninflected word is one that is not 'bent' into new forms for tense, number, or case.
