uninflected

• Beschreibt ein Wort, besonders ein Adjektiv, das seine Form nicht ändert, um grammatische Merkmale wie Numerus, Kasus oder Genus anzuzeigen. Bezieht sich auch auf eine Sprache oder Wortform ohne Flexion.

Describes a word, especially an adjective, that does not change its form to indicate grammatical features such as number, case, or gender.

1. Voice without variationC1formal

   Describing a voice that does not change in pitch or tone; monotonous.

   Monoton

   • He spoke in a flat, uninflected monotone.
   • Her uninflected voice made the lecture hard to follow.
   • The narrator's uninflected delivery added to the eerie atmosphere.

   Synonymedroningexpressionlessflatlevelmonotonemonotonoustonelessunvarying

   Antonymeanimatedexpressiveinflectedmodulatedvaried

2. Not modified by inflectionC2formal

   Referring to a word that does not change its form to indicate grammatical relationships such as tense, number, or case.

   Nicht flektiert

   • In English, adverbs are typically uninflected.
   • The word 'sheep' is uninflected in the plural.
   • Many prepositions are uninflected in most languages.

   Synonymefixedinvariableunvarying

   Antonymeinflected

3. Analytic grammatical expressionC2formal

   Expressing a grammatical category by using separate words (like auxiliary verbs or prepositions) rather than changing the form of a word.

   Analytisch

   • The future tense in English is often uninflected, using 'will' instead of a verb ending.
   • Comparative forms can be uninflected, as in 'more beautiful' instead of 'beautifuler'.
   • Uninflected languages like Chinese rely on word order rather than suffixes.

   Synonymeanalyticisolating

   Antonymeinflectedsynthetic