eclipse
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ekleipsis, “eclipse”), from ἐκλείπω (ekleipō, “I abandon”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and λείπω (leipō, “I leave behind”).
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Noun [edit]
eclipse (plural eclipses)
- An astronomical alignment in which a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle object onto the other object.
- A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
- Obscurity, decline, downfall
- 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House is Built, Chapter VIII, Section ii
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Translations [edit]
passage of a planetary object between others
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Verb [edit]
eclipse (third-person singular simple present eclipses, present participle eclipsing, simple past and past participle eclipsed)
- (transitive) Of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse.
- The Moon eclipsed the Sun.
- (transitive) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
- The student’s skills soon eclipsed those of his teacher.
- (Irish grammar) to undergo eclipsis
Translations [edit]
To cause an eclipse
To overshadow
Asturian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin eclīpsis.
Noun [edit]
eclipse m (plural eclipses)
Galician [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin eclīpsis.
Noun [edit]
eclipse f (plural eclipses)
Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
eclīpse
- ablative singular of eclīpsis
Old French [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Noun [edit]
eclipse m (oblique plural eclipses, nominative singular eclipses, nominative plural eclipse)
References [edit]
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881)
Portuguese [edit]
Noun [edit]
eclipse m (plural eclipses)
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Verb [edit]
eclipse
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of eclipsar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of eclipsar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of eclipsar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of eclipsar
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin eclīpsis.
Noun [edit]
eclipse m (plural eclipses)
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Verb [edit]
eclipse (infinitive eclipsar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of eclipsar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of eclipsar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of eclipsar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of eclipsar.
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