heteróclito

See also: heteroclito

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος (heteróklitos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + κλίνω (klínō, “lean, incline”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.teˈɾɔ.kli.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.teˈɾɔ.kli.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɛ.tɨˈɾɔ.kli.tu/

Adjective

heteróclito (feminine heteróclita, masculine plural heteróclitos, feminine plural heteróclitas)

  1. eclectic
  2. heteroclite

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος (heteróklitos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + κλίνω (klínō, “lean, incline”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.

Adjective

heteróclito (feminine heteróclita, masculine plural heteróclitos, feminine plural heteróclitas)

  1. heteroclite

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