enclitic
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English
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈklɪtɪk/, /ɛnˈklɪtɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪtɪk
Noun
enclitic (plural enclitics)
- (linguistics) A clitic that joins with the preceding word phonetically, graphically, or both.
- The English possessive 's is an enclitic.
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Translations
clitic which joins with the preceding word
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Adjective
enclitic (not comparable)
Translations
affixed phonetically
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French enclitique, from Latin encliticus.
Adjective
enclitic m or n (feminine singular enclitică, masculine plural enclitici, feminine and neuter plural enclitice)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | enclitic | enclitică | enclitici | enclitice | |||
| definite | encliticul | enclitica | encliticii | encliticele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | enclitic | enclitice | enclitici | enclitice | |||
| definite | encliticului | encliticei | encliticilor | encliticelor | ||||