enclisis


en·clit·ic

E0127100 (ĕn-klĭt′ĭk)n.1. A clitic that is attached to the end of another word. In Give 'em the works, the pronoun 'em is an enclitic.2. A clitic.adj. Of or relating to an enclitic or enclisis; forming an accentual unit with the preceding word.
[Late Latin encliticus, from Greek enklitikos, from enklīnein, to lean on : en-, on, in; see en-2 + klīnein, to lean; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]
en·clit′i·cize′ (-ə-sīz′) v.en·clit′i·ci·za′tion (-ə-sĭ-zā′shən), en′clis·is (-klĭs-ĭs) n.

enclisis

(ɪnˈkliːsɪs) n (Grammar) the state of being enclitic