Dictionary

enclitic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɛnˈklɪtɪk/
• /ɪnˈklɪtɪk/
• (Southern-England) audio

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”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Affixed phonetically.

Translations (26)

sh enklitički (enklìtički) (affixed phonetically) · el εγκλιτικός (affixed phonetically) · hu simuló (affixed phonetically) · la encliticus (affixed phonetically) · ru энклити́ческий (affixed phonetically) · ca enclític (affixed phonetically) · hu tapadó (affixed phonetically) · it enclitica (affixed phonetically) · fr enclitique (affixed phonetically) · nn enklitisk (affixed phonetically) · cmn 附属的 (affixed phonetically) · pt enclítico (affixed phonetically) · grc ἐγκλιτικός (affixed phonetically) · hu csüggő (affixed phonetically) · de enklitisch (affixed phonetically) · da enklitisk (affixed phonetically) · sv enklitisk (affixed phonetically) · it enclitico (affixed phonetically) · is viðskeyttur (affixed phonetically) · fi enkliittinen (affixed phonetically) · oc enclitic (affixed phonetically) · nl enclitisch (affixed phonetically) · es enclítico (affixed phonetically) · nb enklitisk (affixed phonetically) · cy enclitig (affixed phonetically) · hu enklitikus (affixed phonetically)

enclitic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɛnˈklɪtɪk/
• /ɪnˈklɪtɪk/
• (Southern-England) audio

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”).

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

enclitically · encliticize

Descendants

enklidik · ingklitik

Relateds

clitic · proclitic

Translations (35)

nb enklitikon (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · ru энкли́тика (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · cs enklitikon (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · nl encliticum (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · es enclítico (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · hu tapadószó (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · pon enklidik (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · ar مُتَّصِل (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · hu tapadószócska (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · cmn 附属字 (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · cmn 後附語素 /后附语素 (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · pt enclítico (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · cy enclitig (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · nn enklitikon (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · da enklitikon (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · ast enclíticu (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · ja 前接語 (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · la encliticum (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · pl enklityka (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · ca enclític (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · ga iarchlaonán (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · hu enklitikum (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · el εγκλιτικό (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · fi enkliitti (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · id enklitik (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · sh енклитика (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · sv enklitikon (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · bg енклитика (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · fi liitepartikkeli (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · it enclitica (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · scn nclìticu (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · ar مُحَاط (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · hu simulószó (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · cy gogwyddair enclitig (clitic which joins with the preceding word) · de Enklitikon (clitic which joins with the preceding word)