Definition of enclitic in English:

enclitic

noun ɪnˈklɪtɪkɛnˈklɪtɪkɛnˈklɪdɪk

A word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the preceding word, for example n't in can't.
Compare with proclitic
Example sentencesExamples
- With its multitude of vowels and complex systems of inflections and enclitics, Navajo is one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn.
- The object pronoun ‘me’ is arguably an enclitic, merging phonologically with the word that precedes it.

adjective ɪnˈklɪtɪkɛnˈklɪtɪkɛnˈklɪdɪk

Denoting or relating to an enclitic.
Example sentencesExamples
- As in Edinburgh, the enclitic negative is nae, ny, as in cannae can't, dinnae don't, whereas other dialects have na.
- The inflectional and enclitic systems of Navajo are complex, with ten different prefixes possible in the left positions, and seven different enclitic options possible after the verb stem.

Derivatives

enclitically

adverb

Origin

Mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek enklitikos, from enklinein 'lean on', from en- 'in, on' + klinein 'to lean'.

Rhymes

analytic, anchoritic, anthracitic, arthritic, bauxitic, calcitic, catalytic, critic, cryptanalytic, Cushitic, dendritic, diacritic, dioritic, dolomitic, eremitic, hermitic, lignitic, mephitic, paralytic, parasitic, psychoanalytic, pyritic, Sanskritic, saprophytic, Semitic, sybaritic, syenitic, syphilitic, troglodytic

Definition of enclitic in US English:

enclitic

nounenˈklidikɛnˈklɪdɪk

Linguistics

A word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the preceding word, e.g., n't in can't.
Compare with proclitic
Example sentencesExamples
- The object pronoun ‘me’ is arguably an enclitic, merging phonologically with the word that precedes it.
- With its multitude of vowels and complex systems of inflections and enclitics, Navajo is one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn.

adjectiveenˈklidikɛnˈklɪdɪk

Linguistics

Denoting or relating to an enclitic.
Example sentencesExamples
- As in Edinburgh, the enclitic negative is nae, ny, as in cannae can't, dinnae don't, whereas other dialects have na.
- The inflectional and enclitic systems of Navajo are complex, with ten different prefixes possible in the left positions, and seven different enclitic options possible after the verb stem.

Origin

Mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek enklitikos, from enklinein ‘lean on’, from en- ‘in, on’ + klinein ‘to lean’.

单词	enclitic
释义	Definition of enclitic in English: enclitic noun ɪnˈklɪtɪkɛnˈklɪtɪkɛnˈklɪdɪk A word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the preceding word, for example n't in can't. Compare with proclitic Example sentencesExamples With its multitude of vowels and complex systems of inflections and enclitics, Navajo is one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn. The object pronoun ‘me’ is arguably an enclitic, merging phonologically with the word that precedes it. adjective ɪnˈklɪtɪkɛnˈklɪtɪkɛnˈklɪdɪk Denoting or relating to an enclitic. Example sentencesExamples As in Edinburgh, the enclitic negative is nae, ny, as in cannae can't, dinnae don't, whereas other dialects have na. The inflectional and enclitic systems of Navajo are complex, with ten different prefixes possible in the left positions, and seven different enclitic options possible after the verb stem. Derivatives enclitically adverb Origin Mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek enklitikos, from enklinein 'lean on', from en- 'in, on' + klinein 'to lean'. Rhymes analytic, anchoritic, anthracitic, arthritic, bauxitic, calcitic, catalytic, critic, cryptanalytic, Cushitic, dendritic, diacritic, dioritic, dolomitic, eremitic, hermitic, lignitic, mephitic, paralytic, parasitic, psychoanalytic, pyritic, Sanskritic, saprophytic, Semitic, sybaritic, syenitic, syphilitic, troglodytic Definition of enclitic in US English: enclitic nounenˈklidikɛnˈklɪdɪk Linguistics A word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the preceding word, e.g., n't in can't. Compare with proclitic Example sentencesExamples The object pronoun ‘me’ is arguably an enclitic, merging phonologically with the word that precedes it. With its multitude of vowels and complex systems of inflections and enclitics, Navajo is one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn. adjectiveenˈklidikɛnˈklɪdɪk Linguistics Denoting or relating to an enclitic. Example sentencesExamples As in Edinburgh, the enclitic negative is nae, ny, as in cannae can't, dinnae don't, whereas other dialects have na. The inflectional and enclitic systems of Navajo are complex, with ten different prefixes possible in the left positions, and seven different enclitic options possible after the verb stem. Origin Mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek enklitikos, from enklinein ‘lean on’, from en- ‘in, on’ + klinein ‘to lean’.
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