eclips

Dutch

Etymology

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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  • Hyphenation: eclips

Noun

eclips f or m (plural eclipsen)

  1. eclipse, the blocking of light to a celestial body by another celestial body.

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