enclitic
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Late Latin encliticus, from Ancient Greek ἐγκλιτικός (enklitikos, “inclined towards”), from ἐγκλίνειν (enklinein, “lean on”), from ἐν (en, “upon”) + κλίνειν (klinein, “to lean, incline”).
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Noun [edit]
enclitic (plural enclitics)
- (linguistics) A clitic which phonetically joins with the preceding word. In English, the possessive 's is an example.
Translations [edit]
clitic which joins with the preceding word
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Adjective [edit]
enclitic (not comparable)
- (grammar) Affixed phonetically.
