Category:Enclitic

En*clit"ic, En*clit"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. encliticus, Gr. In, and Lean, v. i.] (Gram.)

Defn: 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.

enclitic En*clit"ic, n. (Gram.)

Defn: A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).