eclips

(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

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”).

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