eclips

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Synoniemen

verduistering

Vertalingen

eclipse

éclipse

eclipse

Finsternis

eclipse

έκλειψη

eclipsi

eclissi

خسوف

eclisse

كسوف

eclipsis

Eklipse

tutulma

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/eːˈklɪps/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Middelfrans: 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”).