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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek προκλίνω (proklínō, “to lean forward”).
Pronunciation
Noun
proclitic (plural proclitics)
- (linguistics) A clitic that joins with the following word phonetically, graphically, or both.
In dialectal or poetic English, the pronoun the or to can become a proclitic, t'.
Related terms
Translations
clitic which joins with the following word
See also
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French proclitique.
Adjective
proclitic m or n (feminine singular proclitică, masculine plural proclitici, feminine and neuter plural proclitice)
- proclitic (attributive)
Declension