enclitic
Speech parts
1. enclitic - Noun
2. enclitic - Adjective
3. enclitic - Verb
Meaning
Alt. of Enclitical
A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
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Some printers, however, put this acute accent over the q in the enclitic que, e.g. eorumque "and their".
Enclitic An enclitic appears after its host.
Possessive pronouns Aku, kamu, engkau, and ia have short possessive enclitic forms.
The pronominal state grade is used before a pronominal direct object enclitic.