enclisis

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἔγκλισις (énklisis), from ἐν (en) + κλίσις (klísis).

Noun

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enclisis (countable and uncountable, plural enclises)

  1. (linguistics) The use of enclitics in the syntax of a language.