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strong declension

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A class of words in many Germanic languages including English, which decline irregularly rather than by suffixation (for example goose, whose plural is geese).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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  • German: starke Deklination — type of declension in Germanic language
  • Hungarian: erős ragozás/főnévragozás/névszóragozás — type of declension in Germanic language
  • Icelandic: sterk beyging — type of declension in Germanic language
  • Polish: deklinacja mocna — type of declension in Germanic language
  • Russian: си́льное склоне́ние (sílʹnoje sklonénije) — type of declension in Germanic language