declinable

de·clin·able

Gram. that can be declined; having case inflections

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Adjective

(not comparable)

(grammar) Capable of being declined.

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Thus, after laying down as a general rule for declinable words that, when they refer to one and the same person, they must have the same case, gender and number, Priscian adds that when there are transitive words we may use different numbers, as doceo discipulos, docemus discipulum.

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