enclitic

English

Etymology

From Late Latin encliticus, from Ancient Greek ἐγκλιτικός (enklitikós, “inclined towards”), from ἐγκλίνειν (enklínein, “lean on”), from ἐν (en, “upon”) + κλίνειν (klínein, “to lean, incline”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈklɪtɪk/, /ɛnˈklɪtɪk/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    Rhymes: -ɪtɪk

Noun

enclitic (plural enclitics)

  1. (linguistics) A clitic that joins with the preceding word phonetically, graphically, or both.
    The English possessive 's is an enclitic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Pohnpeian: enklidik
  • → Tagalog: ingklitik

Translations

Adjective

enclitic (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Affixed phonetically.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French enclitique, from Latin encliticus.

Adjective

enclitic m or n (feminine singular enclitică, masculine plural enclitici, feminine and neuter plural enclitice)

  1. enclitic

Declension

Declension of enclitic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite enclitic enclitică enclitici enclitice
definite encliticul enclitica encliticii encliticele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite enclitic enclitice enclitici enclitice
definite encliticului encliticei encliticilor encliticelor
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