proclitic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek προκλίνω (proklínō, “to lean forward”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪtɪk

Noun

proclitic (plural proclitics)

  1. (linguistics) A clitic that joins with the following word phonetically, graphically, or both.
    In dialectal or poetic English, the pronoun the or to can become a proclitic, t'.

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Romanian

Etymology

From French proclitique.

Adjective

proclitic m or n (feminine singular proclitică, masculine plural proclitici, feminine and neuter plural proclitice)

  1. proclitic (attributive)

Declension
Declension of proclitic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite proclitic proclitică proclitici proclitice
definite procliticul proclitica procliticii procliticele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite proclitic proclitice proclitici proclitice
definite procliticului procliticei procliticilor procliticelor
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