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enclitic

N คำ ที่ มี ความสัมพันธ์ กับ คำ ด้านหน้า 

 

enclitical

A ที่ สัมพันธ์ กับ คำ ด้านหน้า 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENCLITIC

a.[Gr. inclined; to incline. ] 1. Leaning; inclining, or inclined. In grammar, an enclitic particle or word, is one which is so closely united to another as to seem to be a part of it; as que, ne, and ve, in virumque, nonne, aliusve.
2. Throwing back the accent upon the foregoing syllable.

 

ENCLITIC

n.A word which is joined to the end of another, as que, in virumque, which may vary the accent. 1. A particle or word that throws the accent or emphasis back upon the former syllable.

 

ENCLITICALLY

adv. In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back.

 

ENCLITICS

a.In grammar, the art of declining and conjugating words.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENCLITIC; ENCLITICAL

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

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 ).

 

ENCLITICALLY

ENCLITICALLY En *clit "ic *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back. Walker.

 

ENCLITICS

ENCLITICS En *clit "ics, n. (Gram. )

 

Defn: The art of declining and conjugating words.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

enclitic

en clit ic |enˈklitik ɛnˈklɪdɪk ɪnˈklɪdɪk |Linguistics noun a word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the preceding word, e.g., n't in can't . Compare with proclitic. adjective denoting or relating to such a word. DERIVATIVES en clit i cal ly |-(ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek enklitikos, from enklinein lean on, from en- in, on + klinein to lean.

 

Oxford Dictionary

enclitic

enclitic |ɪnˈklɪtɪk, ɛn- | noun Linguistics 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 . Compare with proclitic. DERIVATIVES enclitically adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek enklitikos, from enklinein lean on , from en- in, on + klinein to lean .

 

Spanish Dictionary

enclítico, -ca

enclítico, -ca adjetivo /nombre masculino ling [partícula átona ] Que se une a la palabra anterior y forma un todo con ella :los pronombres átonos son enclíticos del verbo, como en ‘aconséjame ’.