en·clit·ic ( n-kl t k)n. 1. A clitic that is attached to the end of another word. In Give 'em the works, the pronoun 'em is an enclitic. 2. A clitic. adj. Of or relating to an enclitic or enclisis; forming an accentual unit with the preceding word. [Late Latin encliticus, from Greek enklitikos, from enkl  nein, to lean on : en-, on, in; see en-2 + klnein, to lean; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]en·clit i·cize (- -sz) v.en·clit i·ci·zation (--s-z shn), en·clisis (-klss) n. |
enclitic [ɪnˈklɪtɪk]
adj
(Linguistics)
a. denoting or relating to a monosyllabic word or form that is treated as a suffix of the preceding word, as Latin -que in populusque
b. (in classical Greek) denoting or relating to a word that throws an accent back onto the preceding word
n
(Linguistics) an enclitic word or linguistic form Compare proclitic
[from Late Latin encliticus, from Greek enklitikos, from enklinein to cause to lean, from en-2 + klinein to lean]
enclitically adv
Translations
enclitic
n → Enklitikon nt
enclitic [ɪnˈklɪtɪk] adj → enclitico/a
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