proclitic
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proclitic
- /pɹəʊˈklɪt.ɪk/ UK
- /pɹoʊˈklɪt.ɪk/ US
- [pɹoʊˈklɪɾ.ɪk] US
- /pɹəʉˈklɪt.ɪk/ Australia
- [pɹəʉˈklɪɾ.ɪk] Australia
Rhymes with -ɪtɪk
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek προκλίνω (proklínō, “to lean forward”). By surface analysis, from pro- + clitic.
noun proclitics
- A clitic that joins with the following word phonetically, graphically, or both. In dialectal or poetic English, the article the or preposition to can become the proclitic' t.
Translations
Every language
noun clitic which joins with the following word
| Español | proclítico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 後接語 kōsetsugo |
| 中文 | 前附語素 /前附语素 |
| Português | proclítico |
| Français | proclitique |
| Deutsch | proklitisch, Proklitikon |
| Italiano | proclitico |
| Ελληνικά | προκλιτικό proklitikó |
| Русский | проклити́ческий proklitíčeskij, прокли́тика proklítika |
| العربية | مُلْحَق mulḥaq |
Talk about this word "proclitic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/proclitic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. proclitic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/proclitic "proclitic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/proclitic.Cite this
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title = {proclitic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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