inflected

Everyday

1. (grammar) Changed in form to show grammar, such as tense, number or person: «walked» is an inflected form of «walk». tree →
2. (grammar) Describing a language that changes word endings a lot, like Latin, German or Ukrainian. tree →
3. (voice) Changed in pitch, as a voice that goes up at the end of a question. tree →

In the lessons

In English and grammar lessons, inflected forms are the different forms of one word: cat/cats, run/ran/running, big/bigger/biggest. Learning French or Ukrainian, pupils see heavily inflected words with many endings. Phrases: inflected form, highly inflected language.

Examples

• «Ran» is an inflected form of «run». tree →
• Latin is a highly inflected language with many word endings. tree →
• «Cats» is the inflected plural of «cat». tree →
• English is less inflected than German. tree →
• Her voice inflected upward at the end of the question. tree →
• In a dictionary, inflected forms are listed with the main word. tree →

Note

Verb «inflect»; noun «inflection» (UK also «inflexion»). Inflection keeps it the same word in a new form; derivation makes a new word (happy → happiness).