different between heteroclitic vs heteroclite

English

Etymology

hetero- +? clitic.

Adjective

heteroclitic (comparative more heteroclitic, superlative most heteroclitic)

1. (linguistics) In linguistics, particularly Indo-European Studies, signifying a stem which alternates between more than one form when declined for grammatical case. Examples of heteroclitic noun stems in Proto-Indo-European include *wod-r/n- "water" (nominoaccusative *wódr; genitive *udnés; locative *udén) and *yék^w-r/n- "liver" (nominoaccusative *yék^wr, genitive *ik^wnés). In Proto-Indo-European, heteroclitic stems tend to be noun stems with grammatically inanimate gender.
2. (microbiology) Pertaining to antibodies that react to a wide variety of antigens.

Related terms

• heteroclite
• heteroclitical

Translations

Noun

heteroclitic (plural heteroclitics)

1. A heteroclitic noun.

Related terms

• heteroclisis
• heteroclite

English

Etymology

From Late Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ??????????? (heteróklitos), from ?????? (héteros, “other, another, different”) + ????? (klín?, “lean, incline”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *?ley-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?t????kla?t/

Adjective

heteroclite (comparative more heteroclite, superlative most heteroclite)

1. Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal.
2. (grammar) Being irregularly declined or inflected.

Related terms

• heteroclitic

See also

• eclectic

Noun

heteroclite (plural heteroclites)

1. A person who is unconventional; a maverick
2. (grammar) An irregularly declined or inflected word
3. (linguistics) A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups.

Synonyms

• (unconventional person): free spirit, individualist, nonconformist; see also Thesaurus:maverick

Related terms

• heteroclitic

Translations

Anagrams

• heterotelic

Latin

Adjective

heteroclite

1. vocative masculine singular of heteroclitus