heteroclite

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noun

het·ero·clite ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌklīt How to pronounce heteroclite (audio)

plural heteroclites

linguistics

: a word that is irregular in inflection

in Indo-European languages : a noun possessing heteroclitic inflection

: one that deviates from common forms or rules

Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from Late Latin heterocliton, noun derivative from neuter of heteroclitos "irregularly inflected" — more at heteroclite entry 2

Adjective

borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French ethroclite, etroclite, hetheroclite "strange, unusual, irregularly declined," borrowed from Late Latin heteroclitos "irregularly inflected," borrowed from Greek heteróklitos, from hetero- hetero- + -klitos, verbal adjective of klī́nein "to cause to lean, put at a slant, inflect (parts of speech)" — more at lean entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1598, in the meaning defined above

单词	heteroclite
释义	heteroclite 1 of 2 noun het·ero·clite ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌklīt plural heteroclites 1 linguistics a : a word that is irregular in inflection b in Indo-European languages : a noun possessing heteroclitic inflection 2 : one that deviates from common forms or rules heteroclite 2 of 2 adjective : deviating from common rules or forms Word History Etymology Noun borrowed from Late Latin heterocliton, noun derivative from neuter of heteroclitos "irregularly inflected" — more at heteroclite entry 2 Adjective borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French ethroclite, etroclite, hetheroclite "strange, unusual, irregularly declined," borrowed from Late Latin heteroclitos "irregularly inflected," borrowed from Greek heteróklitos, from hetero- hetero- + -klitos, verbal adjective of klī́nein "to cause to lean, put at a slant, inflect (parts of speech)" — more at lean entry 1 First Known Use Noun 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adjective 1598, in the meaning defined above
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