anaptotic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; uninflected

Pronunciation

/ˌæn.əpˈtɑt.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-anaptotic.wav

Word forms

anaptotic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνάπτωσις (anáptōsis, “falling back”), in reference to πτῶσις (ptôsis, “grammatical case”).

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