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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