éiclips

Irish

Etymology

From Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “eclipse”).

Noun

éiclips m (genitive singular éiclips, nominative plural éiclipsí)

1. (astronomy) eclipse
2. darkening of sight, blindness; hallucination

Declension

Declension of éiclips

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative éiclips éiclipsí Vocative a éiclips a éiclipsí Genitive éiclips éiclipsí Dative éiclips éiclipsí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-éiclips na héiclipsí Genitive an éiclips na n-éiclipsí Dative leis an éiclips don éiclips leis na héiclipsí

Synonyms

• urú (“eclipse, eclipsis”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éiclips	n-éiclips	héiclips	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éiclips”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN