eclips

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

éclipse

Synonymes

verduistering

Traductions

eclipse

eclipse

eclipse

Finsternis

έκλειψη

eclipsi

eclipsis

خسوف

eclisse

eclissi

كسوف

Eklipse

tutulma

Sonnenfinsternis

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/eːˈklɪps/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Emprunté à moyen français: 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”).