Word: clitics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cli
tics
Definition: Plural of clitic. A morpheme that functions like a word, but never appears as an independent word, instead being always attached to a following or preceding word (or, in some cases, within a surrounding word).
Morphemes:
Affix: clitic
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A morpheme that functions like a word, but never appears as an independent word, instead being always attached to a following or preceding word (or, in some cases, within a surrounding word).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κλιτικός
Language: grc
Decoded: klitikos
Meaning: inflexional
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).