en·clit·ic
(ĕn-klĭt′ĭk)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
enklīnein,
to lean on :
en-,
on, in; see
en-2 +
klīnein,
to lean; see
klei- in
Indo-European roots.]
en·clit′i·cize′ (-ə-sīz′) v.
en·clit′i·ci·za′tion (-ə-sĭ-zā′shən), en′clis·is (-klĭs-ĭs) n.
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enclisis
(ɪnˈkliːsɪs) n (Grammar) the state of being enclitic
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