Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xenoclitic

/ˈzinoʊklɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xen-o-clitic
IPA: /ˈzinoʊklɪtɪk/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an inflection and stress pattern characteristic of European vocabulary.

Example Sentences

"The plural oblique of xenoclitic classes was not distinct from that of oikoclitic classes in ER."
"Although there are some similarities between oikoclitic and xenoclitic classes - perhaps most noticeably the constant plural oblique -en (though with a variant -jen restricted to the oikoclitic classes), an inflection that is clearly indigenous - there are also striking differences."
"Oikoclitic participles are based on the perfective stem of verbs, while xenoclitic participles are marked by a special participial suffix."

Etymology

From xeno- + clitic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈzinoʊklɪtɪk/
British English: /ˈzɛnə(ʊ)klɪtɪk/

Antonyms

oikoclitic

Questions

How do you pronounce xenoclitic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzinoʊklɪtɪk/.
What does xenoclitic mean?: Having an inflection and stress pattern characteristic of European vocabulary.
Where does xenoclitic come from?: From xeno- + clitic.

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