éclipse

From Latin eclīpsis (“eclipse”), from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “eclipse”), from ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “I abandon”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and λείπω (leípō, “I leave behind”).

• IPA^(key): /e.klips/

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• Homophones: éclipsent, éclipses
• Hyphenation: é‧clipse

éclipse f (plural éclipses)

1. (astronomy) eclipse

éclipse

1. first-person singular present indicative of éclipser
2. third-person singular present indicative of éclipser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of éclipser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of éclipser
5. second-person singular imperative of éclipser

• “éclipse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).