enclitic
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
clitic which joins with the preceding word
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Adjective edit
enclitic (not comparable)
Translations edit
affixed phonetically
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Further reading edit
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French enclitique, from Latin encliticus.
Adjective edit
enclitic m or n (feminine singular enclitică, masculine plural enclitici, feminine and neuter plural enclitice)
Declension edit
Declension of enclitic
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 |