heteroclitic (comparative more heteroclitic, superlative most heteroclitic)
(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 *yékw-r/n- "liver" (nominoaccusative *yékwr, genitive *ikwnés). In Proto-Indo-European, heteroclitic stems tend to be noun stems with grammatically inanimate gender.
(microbiology) Pertaining to antibodies that react to a wide variety of antigens.
heteroclitic (plural heteroclitics)
A heteroclitic noun.
Source: Wiktionary
Het`er*o*clit"ic, Het`er*o*clit"ic*al, a. Etym: [See Heteroclite.]
Definition: Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2024
(adjective) roused to anger; “stayed huffy a good while”- Mark Twain; “she gets mad when you wake her up so early”; “mad at his friend”; “sore over a remark”
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