proclitic

A clitic that is attached to the beginning of another word.

Of or relating to a proclitic or proclisis; forming an accentual unit with the following word.

In Greek grammar, dependent in accent upon the following word: noting certain monosyllabic words so closely attached to the word following as to have no accent.

In Greek grammar, a monosyllabic word which leans upon or is so closely attached to a following word as to have no independent accent.

Leaning forward; — said of certain monosyllabic words which are so closely attached to the following word as not to have a separate accent.

A clitic which phonetically joins with the following word. In English, the dialectal form t’ is an example. In Arabic, conjunctions and prepositions that have only one letter, such as و (wa-), always attach as a prefix to the following word.