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Definition of Enclitic
1. a. Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word.
2. n. A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
Definition of Enclitic
1. Noun. (linguistics) A clitic which phonetically joins with the preceding word. In English, the possessive ''''s''' is an example. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Enclitic
1. a word pronounced as part of the preceding word [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enclitic
Literary usage of Enclitic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Grammar of Attic and Ionic Greek by Frank Cole Babbitt (1902)
"If the word preceding an enclitic has the acute accent on the antepenult, or the
circumflex on the penult, it adds an acute accent on the last syllable ..."
2. A Grammar of the Homeric Dialect by David Binning Monro (1891)
"Order of the Particles and enclitic Pronoun«. 365.] The place of a Particle in
the Homeric sentence is generally determined by stricter rules than those ..."
3. A Greek Grammar: Accidence and Syntax for Schools and Colleges by John Thompson (1902)
"These words are called enclitic« (leaning back), and the throwing buck of the
accent is called inclination. They are naturally words which are less ..."
4. A Greek Grammar for Schools and Colleges by Herbert Weir Smyth (1916)
"The pronouns of the first, second, and third person are declined as follows : Nom.
Gen. Dat. Асе. N. А. GD «ной ; |iou enclitic ..."
5. Elementary Latin: An Introductory Course by Harry Fletcher Scott (1915)
"SINGULAR PLURAL GEN. sul sui DAT. sibi sibi Ace. se or sese se or sese ABL.
se or sese se or sese THE enclitic USE OF CUM 387. With the ablatives me, te, ..."
6. A Grammar of the Greek Language by William Edward Jelf (1866)
"So that in this case the accent remains on the enclitic фч'Ло? ... with the
following enclitic, so that the enclitic being considered as part of it, ..."
7. A Greek Grammar for Schools and Colleges by Herbert Weir Smyth (1916)
"o-oO ; o-ov enclitic o-oi ; o-oi enclitic <ri ', o-€ enclitic he, she, it (292
b) (to« enclitic (ioi enclitic |м enclitic oí ; où enclitic oî; oí enclitic I ..."
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