Oikoclitic

//ˈɔɪkə(ʊ)klɪtɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an inflection and stress pattern characteristic of pre-European vocabulary. not-comparable

    "In the oblique, the vowel of the oikoclitic singular masculine marker has been assimilated to the vowel of the Greek-derived nominative markers."

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"In the oblique, the vowel of the oikoclitic singular masculine marker has been assimilated to the vowel of the Greek-derived nominative markers."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) + clitic.

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