enclitic

American  

[en-klit-ik] / ɛnˈklɪt ɪk /

adjective

1. (of a word) closely connected in pronunciation with the preceding word and not having an independent accent or phonological status.

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noun

1. an enclitic word, as Latin que “and” in arma virumque, “arms and the man.”

enclitic British  

/ ɪnˈklɪtɪk /

adjective

1. 1. denoting or relating to a monosyllabic word or form that is treated as a suffix of the preceding word, as Latin -que in populusque

   2. (in classical Greek) denoting or relating to a word that throws an accent back onto the preceding word

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noun

1. an enclitic word or linguistic form

Other Word Forms

• enclitically adverb

Etymology

Origin of enclitic

1650–60; < Late Latin encliticus < Greek enklitikós, equivalent to en- en- ² + klít ( os ) slope + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

He settled Hoti's business�let it be!�Properly based Oun� Gave us the doctrine of the enclitic De .

From Time Magazine Archive

On line 131, "Gave us the doctrine of the enclitic De" of the poem, `A Grammarian's Funeral'.

From Life of Robert Browning by Sharp, William

The London “Times” criticized this severely when the poem was published, saying that with all respect to Mr. Browning, there was no such enclitic.

From Browning and the Dramatic Monologue by Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)

Hoti's business, properly based Oun," and who "gave us the doctrine of the enclitic De," was, to the poet, "Still loftier than the world suspects, Living and dying.

From Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher by Jones, Henry, Sir

Fiction, I'll bet a sovereign, unless it is an essay on extending the sphere of feminine usefulness, or on the doctrine of the enclitic De, or on First Aid to the Sick and Wounded.

From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie