proclitic

proclitic
/proh klit"ik/, Gram.
adj.
1. (of a word) closely connected in pronunciation with the following word and not having an independent accent or phonological status.
n.
2. a proclitic word.
[1840-50; < NL procliticus; modeled on ENCLITIC; see PRO-2]

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  • Proclitic — Pro*clit ic, a. [Gr. ? to lean forward; ? forward + ? to lean or incline. Cf. {Enclitic}.] (Gr. Gram.) Leaning forward; said of certain monosyllabic words which are so closely attached to the following word as not to have a separate accent. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • proclitic — [prō klit′ik] adj. [ModL procliticus < Gr proklinein, to lean forward < pro , forward (see PRO 1) + klinein, to LEAN1] Gram. dependent on the following word for its stress: said as of a word that forms a phonetic unit with the following,… …   English World dictionary

  • proclitic — noun Etymology: New Latin procliticus, from Greek pro + Late Latin cliticus (as in encliticus enclitic) Date: circa 1864 a clitic that is associated with a following word • proclitic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • proclitic — pro•clit•ic [[t]proʊˈklɪt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) gram. (of a word) closely connected in pronunciation with the following word and not having an independent accent or phonological status 2) gram. a proclitic word • Etymology: 1840–50; < NL proclīticus …   From formal English to slang

  • proclitic — /proʊˈklɪtɪk/ (say proh klitik) Grammar –noun 1. an element similar to a prefix but of more independent status, approaching that of a separate word. –adjective 2. having the nature of a proclitic. {New Latin procliticus, from Greek proklīnein… …  

  • proclitic Linguistics — [prə(ʊ) klɪtɪk] noun a word pronounced with so little emphasis that it forms part of the following word, e.g. at in at home. Compare with enclitic. Derivatives proclitically adverb Origin C19: from mod. L. procliticus (from Gk proklinein lean… …   English new terms dictionary

  • proclitic — См. proclìtico …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

  • proclitic — noun A clitic which joins with the following word. In English, the dialectal form t is an example. In Arabic, conjunctions and prepositions that have only one letter, such as (wa ), always attach as a prefix to the following word. See Also:… …   Wiktionary

  • proclític — pro|clí|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …   Diccionari Català-Català

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