ENCLITIC


Meaning of ENCLITIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ en-ˈkli-tik ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin encliticus, from Greek enklitikos, from enklinesthai to lean on, from en- + klinein to lean — more at lean

Date: circa 1663

: a clitic that is associated with a preceding word

• enclitic adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.