heteroclite
heteroclite · more heteroclite · most heteroclite
Irregularly declined or inflectedIrregularly declined or inflected.
/ˈhɛtəɹəʊklaɪt/
Meaning
2 sensesIrregularly declined or inflected.
(dated)Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal.
Heteroklit
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
eccentric, abnormal:
Origin
From Late Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος (heteróklitos), from ἕτερος (From Late Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος (heteróklitos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + κλίνω (klínō, “lean, incline”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.
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Forms
more heteroclite, most heteroclite| Comparative | more heteroclite Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most heteroclite Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedeclecticC1
Derivedheteroclitical
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form