heteroclite
An irregularly declined or inflected wordAn irregularly declined or inflected word.
Meaning
3 sensesAn irregularly declined or inflected word.
A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups.
A person who is unconventional; a maverick.
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
plural: heteroclites| Singular | heteroclite |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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