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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/01/02 22:52 UTC 版)
Likely from earlier *declinisoun (/dɛˌkliniˈzuːn/) with late 中期英語 stress retraction and syncope, from Middle French or Anglo-Norman declinaison (itself from Latin dēclīnātiō), with forms with /ɛ/ and /y/ possibly reflecting analogical modification after words with 古期英語 /y/ (West Riding clensoune may instead be from earlier open-syllable lengthening; compare forms such as Scots ceety). Thus by surface analysis, declinen + -isoun and a doublet of declinacioun.
Hall instead suggests borrowing from a Medieval Latin *dēclēnsiō, a blend of dēclīnātiō and dēscēnsiō (both "declension"); presumably the final syllable in /-zun/ rather than /-zjun/, /-zi.un/ would be due to the syncope of /i/ or modification after -isoun seen in forms such as decepcoun, savacoun (conversely, if derivation from declinaison is accepted, modern English declension reflects either hypercorrection or the reverse analogy).
declinson (plural declinsons)