Enclitic
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
1.
Leaning;
inclining, or inclined. In grammar, an enclitic particle or word, is one which is so closely united to another as to seem to be a part of it; as que, ne, and ve, in virumque,
nonne, aliusve.
2. Throwing back the
accent upon the foregoing syllable.
Enclitic
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
1. A word which is joined to the end of another, as que, in virumque, which may vary the
accent.
2. A particle or word that throws the
accent or
emphasis back upon the former syllable.
Enclitic
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper
accent, as the
pronoun thee in
prithee (pray thee).
Enclitical
[Verb intransitive]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
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.
Enclitics
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
In grammar, the art of declining and
conjugating words.
