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erratic
- /ɪˈɹætɪk/ UK
- /ɪˈɹætɪk/ Australia, Canada, US
- [ɪˈɹæɾɪk] Australia, Canada, US
- /əˈɹætɪk/ Australia, Canada, US
- [əˈɹæɾɪk] Australia, Canada, US
- /əˈɹɛtək/ New Zealand
- [əˈɹɛɾək] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ætɪk
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers-eh₂-yé-ti
Proto-Italic *erzāō
Latin errō
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Classical Latin errāticusbor.
Old French erratique
Middle French erratiquebor.
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Classical Latin errāticusbor.
Middle English erratik
English erratic
From Middle English erratik, from Middle French erratique (from Old French erratique) and its etymon Classical Latin errāticus.
adjective more erratic · most erratic · erratick · erraticke · erratique
- Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent. Henry has been getting erratic scores on his tests: 40% last week, but 98% this week.
- Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd. erratic conduct
noun erratics · erratick · erraticke · erratique
- A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier. The term for a displaced boulder is an erratic, but in the nineteenth century the expression seemed to apply more often to the theories than to the rocks.
- Anything that has erratic characteristics.
