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)
- eclectic
- heteroclite
Spanish
Etymology
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)
- heteroclite
Further reading
- “heteróclito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014