enclitic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From late Latin encliticus, from Greek εγκλιτικος, from εγκλινειν ‘lean on’, from ἐν- + κλίνειν ‘to lean, incline’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈklɪtɪk/, IPA: /ɛnˈklɪtɪk/

  Rhymes: -ɪtɪk

[edit] Noun

enclitic (plural enclitics)

1. (linguistics) A clitic which joins with the preceding word. In English, the possessive 's is an example.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• clitic
• proclitic

[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on clitics