eclips

Meaning

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

eclipse

disappearance

Synonyms

verduistering

Translations

eclipse

éclipse

eclipse

Finsternis

έκλειψη

eclipsi

خسوف

eclissi

eclisse

eclipsis

كسوف

Eklipse

tutulma

Sonnenfinsternis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eːˈklɪps/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French: 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”).