enclitic in English

adjective

1

denoting or relating to an enclitic word.

As in Edinburgh, the enclitic negative is nae, ny, as in cannae can't, dinnae don't, whereas other dialects have na.

noun

1

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.

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.

Use "enclitic" in a sentence

1. The three Allomorphs of the possessive enclitic are distributed as follows: / ə z / occurs when the preceding segment is a sibilant (e.g

2. ‘Clitic’ is a term conventionally applied as a generalization of the traditional categories proclitic and enclitic (for Clitics appearing at the beginning and end, respectively, of an associated host word or phrase).

3. σύ, pronoun of the second person (Doric and Aeolic, τύ, Boeotic, τοῦ), genitive σου, dative σοι, accusative σε; (which oblique cases are enclitic, unless a preposition precede; yet πρός σε is written (uniformly in Rec

4. σύ, pronoun of the second person (Doric and Aeolic, τύ, Boeotic, τοῦ), genitive σου, dative σοι, accusative σε; (which oblique cases are enclitic, unless a preposition precede; yet πρός σε is written (uniformly in Rec

5. σύ, pronoun of the second person (Doric and Aeolic, τύ, Boeotic, τοῦ), genitive σου, dative σοι, accusative σε; (which oblique cases are enclitic, unless a preposition precede; yet πρός σε is written (uniformly in Rec

6. Clitics •Bound forms, like affixes •Clitics attach to a host –host+clitic = clitic group (phonological domain) •Different types of Clitics –Syntactic positioning •simple Clitics •special Clitics –second position Clitics –verbal Clitics –Position of attachment, to left or right of host •host=enclitic •proclitic=host