Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enclisis

/ɪnˈklɪsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-cli-sis
IPA: /ɪnˈklɪsɪs/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of enclitics in the syntax of a language.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔγκλισις (énklisis), from ἐν (en) + κλίσις (klísis).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἔγκλισις

Usage

Inflected Forms

enclises (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce enclisis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈklɪsɪs/.
What does enclisis mean?: The use of enclitics in the syntax of a language.
Where does enclisis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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