heteroclite

== English == === Etymology === 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-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛtəɹəʊklaɪt/ === Adjective === heteroclite (comparative more heteroclite, superlative most heteroclite) (grammar) Irregularly declined or inflected. (dated) Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== eclectic === Noun === heteroclite (plural heteroclites) (grammar) An irregularly declined or inflected word. (linguistics) A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups. A person who is unconventional; a maverick. ==== Synonyms ==== (unconventional person): free spirit, individualist, nonconformist; see also Thesaurus:maverick === Related terms === heteroclitic === Further reading === “heteroclite”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “heteroclite, a. and n.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === heterotelic == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hɛ.tɛˈrɔ.klɪ.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.teˈrɔː.kli.te] === Adjective === heteroclite vocative masculine singular of heteroclitus