noun
living language
Refers to a language that is currently spoken and used in daily life, as opposed to a dead language. Often contrasted with 死語.
Antonyms: 死語
ラテン語は死語だが、日本語は活語である。
Latin is a dead language, but Japanese is a living language.
noun
inflecting word
Obsolete grammatical term for a word that undergoes inflection, such as verbs and adjectives. Modern term is 活用語.
See also: 活用語
古典文法では、動詞や形容詞を活語と呼んだ。
In classical grammar, verbs and adjectives were called inflecting words.