eclips

Borrowed from Middle French eclipse, from Old French eclipse, from Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “eclipse”), from ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “to abandon, go missing, vanish”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and λείπω (leípō, “to leave behind”).

• IPA^(key): /eːˈklɪps/

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• Hyphenation: eclips
• Rhymes: -ɪps

eclips f (plural eclipsen, no diminutive)

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

   Synonym: verduistering

2. (ornithology) eclipse plumage, a type of inconspicuous plumage briefly worn by moulting (and thus temporarily vulnerable) male ducks

   Synonym: eclipskleed

• eclipskleed
• maaneclips
• zoneclips

• Afrikaans: eklips
• → Indonesian: eklips
• → Papiamentu: eklips