Definition
Something that doesn't follow normal rules or patterns, especially a word that breaks the usual grammar rules of its language.
Etymology
From Greek hetero- (different) and -klite from klinen (to bend/decline). The term originally described Greek and Latin nouns with irregular declensions that didn't fit standard patterns.
Kelly Says
Ancient grammarians discovered that some Latin words refused to follow the declension rules they'd carefully mapped out—these 'rule-breakers' became the template for understanding that languages naturally have exceptions, which is why we still encounter irregular verbs today.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የተለያዩ
ye-te-le-ya-yu
ARالعربية
متنوع
mu-ta-na-w
CACatalà
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
CSČeština
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
DADansk
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
DEDeutsch
heteroklith
he-te-ro-klit
ELΕλληνικά
ετεροκλίτης
e-te-ro-klit-is
ESEspañol
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
FAفارسی
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
FISuomi
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
FRFrançais
hétéroclite
e-te-ro-klit
GUGU
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
HAHA
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
HUMagyar
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
IDBahasa Indonesia
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
IGIG
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
ITItaliano
eteroclite
e-te-ro-klite
KKKK
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
KMKM
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
MRMR
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
MSBahasa Melayu
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
MYမြန်မာ
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
NLNederlands
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
NONorsk
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
PAPA
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
PLPolski
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
PTPortuguês
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
RORomână
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
RUРусский
гетероклитический
ge-te-ro-klit-it-skiy
SVSvenska
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
SWKiswahili
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
TAதமிழ்
பல்வேறு
pal-ve-ru
TEతెలుగు
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
TLTL
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
TRTürkçe
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
UKУкраїнська
гетероклітичний
he-te-ro-klit-it-s'kiy
URاردو
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
VITiếng Việt
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
YOYO
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite
ZUZU
heteroclite
he-te-ro-klite