éclipse

See also: eclipse, éclipsé, and eclipsé

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.klips/
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Homophones: éclipsent, éclipses
Hyphenation: é‧clipse

Noun

éclipse f (plural éclipses)

(astronomy) eclipse

Derived terms

Derived terms

éclipse annulaire
éclipse lunaire
éclipse partielle
éclipser
éclipse solaire
éclipse totale

Verb

éclipse

inflection of éclipser:
1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“éclipse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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