Enclitic is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for ENCLITIC in dictionary:

VERB:
• Alt. of Enclitical
NOUN:
• a word or particle which always follows another word and which is enclitic to it
• A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
• enclitic word or linguistic form
• a word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the preceding word, for example n't in can't.
ADJECTIVE:
• without accent or stress, behaving as if not a separate word
• relating to a monosyllabic word treated as a suffix
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a word pronounced as part of the preceding word
• denoting or relating to a monosyllabic word or form that is treated as a suffix of the preceding word

Words related to ENCLITIC

enclitically19 enclitics13

Words that contain ENCLITIC

enclitics13 enclitically19

How to use ENCLITIC in a sentence

• But if the syllable still remains short after the enclitic has been added, it is not accented unless the word originally took the accent on the antepenult.
• The enclitic -pte may be joined to the Ablative Singular of the Possessive Pronouns for the purpose of emphasis.

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