# heteroclitic

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Irregular in inflection.
2. Signifying a nominal stem which alternates between more than one form when declined for grammatical case, particularly in the suffix (such as between *-r̥- in the strong stem and *-n̥- in the weak stem).
3. Pertaining to antibodies that react to a wide variety of antigens.

## Etymology
From hetero- + clitic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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