proclitic

[ proh-klit-ik ]

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

noun
  1. a proclitic word.

Origin of proclitic

1
1840–50; <New Latin proclīticus; modeled on enclitic; see pro-2

Words Nearby proclitic

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for proclitic

proclitic

/ (prəʊˈklɪtɪk) /


adjective
    • relating to or denoting a monosyllabic word or form having no stress or accent and pronounced as a prefix of the following word, as in English 't for it in 'twas

    • (in classical Greek) relating to or denoting a word that throws its accent onto the following word

noun
  1. a proclitic word or form

Origin of proclitic

1
C19: from New Latin proclīticus, from Greek proklinein to lean forwards; formed on the model of enclitic

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012