ἔκλειψις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐκλείπω (ekleípō) + -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔκλειψῐς • (ékleipsis) f (genitive ἐκλείψεως); third declension

  1. disappearance, abandonment
  2. especially disappearance of a celestial body: eclipse

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: eclipse, eclipsis
  • Greek: έκλειψη (ékleipsi)
  • Latin: eclīpsis

Further reading

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