LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

eclīpsis

eclīpsis f (genitive eclīpsis)
Classical[ɛˈkliːp.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[eˈklip.sis]

Meaning

  1. a solar eclipse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeeclīpsiseclīpsēs
genitiveeclīpsiseclīpsium
dativeeclīpsīeclīpsibus
accusativeeclīpsemeclīpsēs
eclīpsīs
ablativeeclīpseeclīpsibus
vocativeeclīpsiseclīpsēs

eclīpsis, is, f., = ἔκλειψις (a forsaking, being absent):
I. solis, an eclipse of the sun, Auct. Her. 3, 22, 36: lunae, Hyg. Astr. 4, 14; and without gen., Plin. 2, 12, 9, § 53 (pure Lat. defectio and defectus).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greek ἐκ(ek)
  5. Ancient Greek ἐκ-(ek-)
  6. Latineclīpsis

Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-der. Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō) Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω (ekleípō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis)bor. Latin eclīpsis Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “absence, abandoning”).

Descendants
  • Englisheclipse
  • Englisheclipsis
  • Frenchéclipse
  • GermanEklipse
  • Italianeclissi
  • Occitaneclipsi
  • Portugueseeclipse
  • Romanianeclipsă
  • Spanisheclipse
  • Asturianclis

Quick answers

What does eclīpsis mean in Latin?
eclīpsis, a noun, means “a solar eclipse”.
What is the genitive of eclīpsis?
The genitive singular is eclīpsis. eclīpsis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce eclīpsis?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈkliːp.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈklip.sis].
Where does eclīpsis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs → Proto-Hellenic *eks → Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) → Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) → Latin eclīpsis.