Femenino

eclips

Significado

Conceptos

(Inglés)

(feminine, no-diminutive) eclipse, the blocking of light to a celestial body by another celestial body
(feminine, no-diminutive) eclipse plumage, a type of inconspicuous plumage briefly worn by moulting (and thus temporarily vulnerable) male ducks

Frecuencia

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/eːˈklɪps/

Tomado de francés medio

eclipse

In summary

Borrowed from Middle French eclipse, from Old French eclipse, from Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “eclipse”), from ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “I abandon, go missing, vanish”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and λείπω (leípō, “I leave behind”).