Definition of heteroclitic
1
of a word
: irregular in inflection
2
of nouns in Indo-European languages
: having different stem forms depending on grammatical case
especially
: having a stem ending in r in the nominative and accusative cases (as in Latin femur "thigh" or Hittite wātar "water") and n in the other cases (as in feminis and witenaš, the genitive forms of femur and wātar)
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“Heteroclitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heteroclitic. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of heteroclitic was in 1831
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