pro·clit·ic (pr -kl t k)n. A clitic that is attached to the beginning of another word. adj. Of or relating to a proclitic or proclisis; forming an accentual unit with the following word. [New Latin procliticus : pro- + Late Latin (en)cliticus, enclitic; see enclitic.] pro·clit i·cize (- -s z) v.pro·clit i·ci·zation (--s-z shn), pro·clisis (-klss) n. |
proclitic [prəʊˈklɪtɪk]
adj
(Linguistics)
a. relating to or denoting a monosyllabic word or form having no stress or accent and pronounced as a prefix of the following word, as in English 't for it in 'twas
b. (in classical Greek) relating to or denoting a word that throws its accent onto the following word
n
(Linguistics) a proclitic word or form Compare enclitic
[from New Latin proclīticus, from Greek proklinein to lean forwards; formed on the model of enclitic]
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