Associations to the word «Enclitic»

Wiktionary

ENCLITIC, noun. (linguistics) A clitic which phonetically joins with the preceding word. In English, the possessive 's is an example.
ENCLITIC, adjective. (grammar) Affixed phonetically.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.