declin

See also: déclin

Middle English

Alternative forms

• decline, declyn, declyne

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French declin, from decliner (“to bend”); see declinen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛˈkliːn/, /dɛːˈkliːn/

Noun

declin (uncountable)

1. Decline or deterioration; a fall in conditions.
2. (rare) Escape, retreat (from a situation)
3. (rare) The setting of the sun or a star.

Descendants

• English: decline

References

• “dēclīn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Noun

declin m (plural declins)

1. decline [from the 12th century]

Related terms

• declinar

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

French déclinerdeverb.

French déclinbor.

Romanian declin

Borrowed from French déclin.

Noun

declin n (plural declinuri)

1. decline, waning

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	declin	declinul	declinuri	declinurile
genitive-dative	declin	declinului	declinuri	declinurilor
vocative	declinule		declinurilor