ellips

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Etymology

From French ellipse, from Latin ellipsis, based on Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”)

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• Hyphenation: el‧lips

Noun

ellips f (plural ellipsen, diminutive ellipsje n)

1. ellipse
2. ellipsis, stylistic figure and mark used in printing to indicate an omission

Related terms

• elliptisch

See also

• ovaal

Anagrams

• lispel

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Swedish

Etymology

Used in Swedish since 1690, cognate with German Ellipse, English ellipsis and ellipse, and French ellipse; from Latin ellipsis, based on Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”)

Noun

ellips c

1. (geometry) an ellipse, an oval shape
2. an ellipsis, an omission, a sign (...) indicating an omission
3. a shorthand, an abridged form of a word or phrase (what remains after the omission)

Declension

Declension of ellips

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ellips	ellipsen	ellipser	ellipserna
genitive	ellips	ellipsens	ellipsers	ellipsernas

Related terms

• ellipsbas
• ellipsera
• ellipsform
• ellipsoid
• ellipsvalv
• elliptisk
• halvellips

References

• ellips in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• ellips in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.