éclipse

See also: eclipse, éclipsé, and eclipsé

French

éclipse

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)

1. (astronomy) eclipse

Derived terms

• éclipse annulaire
• éclipse lunaire
• éclipse partielle
• éclipse solaire
• éclipse totale
• éclipser

Verb

éclipse

1. 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.