enclitic
[ en-klit-ik ]
/ ɛnˈklɪt ɪk /
adjective
(of a word) closely connected in pronunciation with the preceding word and not having an independent accent or phonological status.
noun
an enclitic word, as Latin que “and” in arma virumque, “arms and the man.”
Origin of enclitic
OTHER WORDS FROM enclitic
en·clit·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby enclitic
encke's comet,
encke's division,
encl.,
enclasp,
enclave,
enclitic,
enclose,
enclosed order,
enclosure,
enclosure act,
enclothe
British Dictionary definitions for enclitic
enclitic
/ (ɪnˈklɪtɪk) /
adjective
- denoting or relating to a monosyllabic word or form that is treated as a suffix of the preceding word, as Latin -que in populusque
- (in classical Greek) denoting or relating to a word that throws an accent back onto the preceding word
noun
an enclitic word or linguistic form
Compare
proclitic
Derived forms of enclitic
enclitically, adverbWord Origin for enclitic
C17: from Late Latin
encliticus, from Greek
enklitikos, from
enklinein to cause to lean, from
en- ² +
klinein to lean