decliner

decliner

See also: décliner

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English decline
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English decliner

    From decline + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈklaɪnə(ɹ)/

    Noun

    decliner (plural decliners)

    1. One who declines.
    2. (finance) A company's stock which is falling in price.
    3. (biology) A species that is undergoing population decline.

    Anagrams

    Latin

    Verb

    dēclīner

    1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dēclīnō
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