Enclitic Definition
ĕn-klĭtĭk
noun
Any such word or particle.
Webster's New World
A clitic that is attached to the end of another word. In Give 'em the works, the pronoun 'em is an enclitic.
American Heritage
A clitic.
American Heritage
adjective
Dependent on the preceding word for its stress.
Webster's New World
(grammar) Affixed phonetically.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Enclitic
Noun
Singular:
enclitic
Plural:
encliticsOrigin of Enclitic
From Late Latin encliticus, from Ancient Greek ἐγκλιτικός (enklitikos, “inclined towards”), from ἐγκλίνειν (enklinein, “lean on”), from ἐν (en, “upon”) + κλίνειν (klinein, “to lean, incline”).
From Wiktionary
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Late Latin encliticus from Greek enklitikos from enklīnein to lean on en- on, in en–2 klīnein to lean klei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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