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Definition of Heteroclitic
1. a. Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.
Definition of Heteroclitic
1. Adjective. (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. ¹
2. Noun. A heteroclitic noun. ¹
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