adjective. /ɪnˈflektɪd/ /ɪnˈflektɪd/ [usually before noun] (grammar) ​an inflected word has a different ending or spelling according to its grammatical function in a sentence; an inflected language has words that show this feature.

What is inflection and examples?

Inflection refers to a process of word formation in which items are added to the base form of a word to express grammatical meanings. … They are used to express different grammatical categories. For example, the inflection -s at the end of dogs shows that the noun is plural.

What are inflection words?

inflection, formerly flection or accidence, in linguistics, the change in the form of a word (in English, usually the addition of endings) to mark such distinctions as tense, person, number, gender, mood, voice, and case.