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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Noun
eclips f or m (plural eclipsen)
- eclipse, the blocking of light to a celestial body by another celestial body.
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