flektieren

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

17th century, from Latin flectere.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /flɛkˈtiːʁən/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːʁən
  • Hyphenation: flek‧tie‧ren

Verb[edit]

flektieren (weak, third-person singular present flektiert, past tense flektierte, past participle flektiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (linguistics, transitive) to inflect (change the form of a word)
    Synonym: beugen
    Hyponyms: deklinieren, konjugieren
  2. (linguistics, intransitive) to inflect, be inflected (of a word: change its form)
    Synonyms: flektiert werden, gebeugt werden (note: active beugen unusual in this sense)

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