Jump to content

ἔκλειψις

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Ancient Greek

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From ἐκλείπω (ekleípō) +‎ -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

[edit]
 

Noun

[edit]

ἔκλειψῐς (ékleipsisf (genitive ἐκλείψεως); third declension

  1. disappearance, abandonment
  2. especially disappearance of a celestial body: eclipse

Inflection

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • English: eclipse, eclipsis
  • Greek: έκλειψη (ékleipsi)
  • Latin: eclīpsis

Further reading

[edit]