单词 | proclitic |
释义 | proclitic/prə(ʊ)ˈklɪtɪk![]() Linguistics noun A word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the following word, e.g. at in at home. Compare with enclitic.The indefinite article ‘a’ is a proclitic, a word that wants to merge phonologically with the word that follows it. adjective Denoting or relating to a proclitic. DerivativesprocliticallyOriginMid 19th century: from modern Latin procliticus (from Greek proklinein 'lean forward'), on the pattern of late Latin encliticus (see enclitic). |
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