What does eclīpticus mean in Latin?

eclīpticus, a adjective, means “eclipse; ecliptic”.

How do you pronounce eclīpticus?

In classical Latin, [ɛˈkliːp.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈklip.ti.kus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

eclīpticus (feminine eclīptica, neuter eclīpticum)

Classical[ɛˈkliːp.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈklip.ti.kus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	eclīpticus	eclīptica	eclīpticum
genitive	eclīpticī	eclīpticae	eclīpticī
dative	eclīpticō	eclīpticae	eclīpticō
accusative	eclīpticum	eclīpticam	eclīpticum
ablative	eclīpticō	eclīpticā	eclīpticō
vocative	eclīptice	eclīptica	eclīpticum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	eclīpticī	eclīpticae	eclīptica
genitive	eclīpticōrum	eclīpticārum	eclīpticōrum
dative	eclīpticīs	eclīpticīs	eclīpticīs
accusative	eclīpticōs	eclīpticās	eclīptica
ablative	eclīpticīs	eclīpticīs	eclīpticīs
vocative	eclīpticī	eclīpticae	eclīptica

ecliptĭcus, a, um, adj., = ἐκλειπτικός,

I. belonging to an eclipse: signa, Manil. 4, 816; 846 (cf. Plin. 2, 16, 13, § 68): linea, the ecliptic, Serv. Verg. A. 10, 216.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκλειπτικός (ekleiptikós).

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