Clitic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈklɪ.tɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪtɪk

Full definition of clitic

Noun

1. (linguistics) A morpheme that functions like a word, but appears not as an independent word but always attached to a following or preceding word.In English, the possessive -'s is a clitic.

Derived terms

• enclitic
• proclitic

Coordinate terms

• affix