Numeralinflected

Numeralinflected is a hypothetical linguistic concept referring to the inflection of numerals. In many languages, numerals do not inflect for grammatical features like case, number, or gender, remaining invariable. However, some languages exhibit numeral inflection. For example, in certain Slavic languages, numerals can agree with the noun they modify in case, and sometimes gender and number, particularly when the numeral is part of a compound numeral phrase. The extent and nature of this inflection vary significantly across languages. In some contexts, even languages that typically do not inflect numerals might show agreement under specific grammatical conditions, such as when a numeral functions as a substantive or is used in a more complex grammatical construction. This phenomenon highlights the diverse ways number is grammatically encoded across the world's languages, with numeralinflected forms representing a less common but present grammatical strategy. Research into numeralinflected systems often focuses on comparative linguistics and typology, seeking to understand the historical development and functional explanations for these grammatical features.