declina

See also: déclina and decliná

Catalan

Verb

declina

1. inflection of declinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Verb

declina

1. inflection of declinare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Verb

dēclīnā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēclīnō

Portuguese

Verb

declina

1. inflection of declinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French décliner, Latin dēclīnō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.kliˈna/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: de‧cli‧na

Verb

a declina (third-person singular present declină or (obsolete) declinează, past participle declinat) 1st conj.

1. (transitive, grammar) to decline
2. (transitive, formal or literary) to refuse, to decline (a task, a responsibility, an honour)

   Synonyms: refuza, respinge

3. (transitive, formal) to make known, reveal something about oneself

   Synonym: dezvălui

   • 1997 May 23, Dan Brie, Adevărul de Cluj‎^[1], number 1978 (newspaper), →ISSN, page 4:

     Surse care nu doresc să își decline identitatea afirmă că […]

     Sources which do not wish to reveal their identity state that […]

4. (intransitive, literary, uncommon, of heavenly bodies) to set

   Synonyms: apune, asfinți, coborî

   • 1881 June 1, Vasile Alecsandri, “10 Maiu 1881”, in Convorbiri Literare, year 15, number 3, page 122:

     Un soare ce declină din nou renaște soare!

     A sun that sets is born a sun anew!

5. (intransitive, literary, uncommon) to wane

Conjugation

    conjugation of declina (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a declina
gerund			declinând
past participle			declinat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	declin	declini	declină	declinăm	declinați	declină
	imperfect	declinam	declinai	declina	declinam	declinați	declinau
	simple perfect	declinai	declinași	declină	declinarăm	declinarăți	declinară
	pluperfect	declinasem	declinaseși	declinase	declinaserăm	declinaserăți	declinaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să declin	să declini	să decline	să declinăm	să declinați	să decline
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		declină			declinați
	negative		nu declina			nu declinați

Derived terms

• declinare
• își declina competența

See also

• conjugare
• conjuga

Further reading

• declina in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Verb

declina

1. inflection of declinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative