Definitions For Heteroclitic
Noun
HETEROCLITIC (plural HETEROCLITICs) A #english, heteroclitic noun.Related terms
heteroclisis heterocliteAdjective
(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 antibody, antibodies that react to a wide variety of antigens.Related terms
heteroclite heterocliticalTranslations
{{trans-top}} French: hétéroclite German: heteroklitisch Italian: eteroclito Latin: heteroclitus, heterocliticus Russian: разносклоняемыйEtymology
hetero + clitic.Is Heteroclitic a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
21
The word Heteroclitic is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends