Word: cliticization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cli
ti
ci
za
tion
Definition: The process, or an instance, of a word becoming a clitic.
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: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process