amphikinetic

English

Etymology

From amphi- +‎ kinetic.

Adjective

amphikinetic (not comparable)

1. (linguistics, of a noun) Having an accent that tends to shift in the weak cases.

   The Proto-Indo-European word for ‘lake’ was amphikinetic: nominative singular *léy-mon-s, genitive *li-mn-és, locative *li-mén-(i).

2. (zoology) Relating to amphikinesis.

Synonyms

• amphidynamic

Coordinate terms

• acrostatic
• hysterokinetic
• proterokinetic