Standard Lemma guide

enclitic

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈklɪtɪk/
  • /ɛnˈklɪtɪk/
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  • rhymes with -ɪtɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Affixed phonetically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A clitic that joins with the preceding word phonetically, graphically, or both.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • The English possessive 's is an enclitic.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Late Latin encliticus, from Ancient Greek ἐγκλιτικός (enklitikós, “inclined towards”), from ἐγκλίνειν (enklínein, “lean on”), from ἐν (en, “upon”) + κλίνειν (klínein, “to lean, incline”).

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: enclític — affixed phonetically
  • Chinese Mandarin: 附属的 (fùshǔde) — affixed phonetically
  • Danish: enklitisk — affixed phonetically
  • Dutch: enclitisch — affixed phonetically
  • Finnish: enkliittinen — affixed phonetically
  • French: enclitique — affixed phonetically
  • German: enklitisch — affixed phonetically
  • Greek: εγκλιτικός (egklitikós) — affixed phonetically
  • Ancient Greek: ἐγκλιτικός (enklitikós) — affixed phonetically
  • Hungarian: enklitikus — affixed phonetically
  • Hungarian: simuló — affixed phonetically
  • Hungarian: tapadó — affixed phonetically
  • Hungarian: csüggő — affixed phonetically
  • Icelandic: viðskeyttur — affixed phonetically
  • Italian: enclitico — affixed phonetically
  • Italian: enclitica — affixed phonetically
  • Latin: encliticus — affixed phonetically
  • Norwegian Bokmål: enklitisk — affixed phonetically
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: enklitisk — affixed phonetically
  • Occitan: enclitic — affixed phonetically
  • Portuguese: enclítico — affixed phonetically
  • Russian: энклити́ческий (enklitíčeskij) — affixed phonetically
  • Serbo-Croatian: enklitički (enklìtički) — affixed phonetically
  • Spanish: enclítico — affixed phonetically
  • Swedish: enklitisk — affixed phonetically
  • Welsh: enclitig — affixed phonetically
  • Arabic: مُتَّصِل (muttaṣil) — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Arabic: مُحَاط (muḥāṭ) — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Asturian: enclíticu — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Bulgarian: енклитика (enklitika) — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Catalan: enclític — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Chinese Mandarin: 附属字 (fùshǔzì) — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Chinese Mandarin: 後附語素 /后附语素 — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Czech: enklitikon — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Danish: enklitikon — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Dutch: encliticum — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Finnish: liitepartikkeli — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Finnish: enkliitti — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • German: Enklitikon — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Greek: εγκλιτικό (egklitikó) — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Hungarian: tapadószó — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Hungarian: simulószó — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Hungarian: enklitikum — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Hungarian: tapadószócska — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Indonesian: enklitik — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Irish: iarchlaonán — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Italian: enclitica — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Japanese: 前接語 (zensetsugo) — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Latin: encliticum — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Norwegian Bokmål: enklitikon — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: enklitikon — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Pohnpeian: enklidik — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Polish: enklityka — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Portuguese: enclítico — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Russian: энкли́тика (enklítika) — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Serbo-Croatian: енклитика (enklitika) — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Sicilian: nclìticu — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Spanish: enclítico — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Swedish: enklitikon — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Welsh: enclitig — clitic which joins with the preceding word
  • Welsh: gogwyddair enclitig — clitic which joins with the preceding word