strong declension

English

Noun

strong declension (plural strong declensions)

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

Antonyms

• mixed declension, weak declension
• strong conjugation, mixed conjugation, weak conjugation

Translations

type of declension in Germanic language

• German: starke Deklination (de) f
• Hungarian: erős ragozás/főnévragozás/névszóragozás
• Icelandic: sterk beyging f
• Russian: си́льное склоне́ние n (sílʹnoje sklonénije)