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proclitic
Pronunciation: /prōˈklitik
Linguistics
noun
A word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the following word, for example, you in y’all. Compare with enclitic.
Origin
mid 19th century: from modern Latin procliticus (from Greek proklinein 'lean forward'), on the pattern of late Latin encliticus (see enclitic).
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Max combined his tendency to use proclitics with enclitics which resulted in unintelligible mumbles. His wife made up for it. She seemed not to stop talking from the moment she woke to the time she fell asleep.
D'ya see?
