LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ellīpsis

ellīpsis f (genitive ellīpsis)
Classical[ɛlˈliːp.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[elˈlip.sis]

Meaning

  1. ellipsis
  2. ellipse
    Unde sequitur ambitum ABCD non esse circulum perfectum, sed magis ad ellipsis figuram accedere1644, René Descartes, Principia philosophiae:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeellīpsisellīpsēs
genitiveellīpsisellīpsium
dativeellīpsīellīpsibus
accusativeellīpsin
ellīpsim, ellipsem		ellīpsēs
ellīpsīs
ablativeellīpsī
ellipse		ellīpsibus
vocativeellīpsisellīpsēs

ellipsis (en-l-), is, f., = ἔλλειψις, in rhet. lang.,
I. an ellipsis (pure Lat. detractio), Quint. 8, 6, 21; cf. id. 1, 5, 40; Schol. Juv. 1, 89.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”).

Descendants
  • Catalanel·lipse
  • Catalanel·lipsi
  • Englishellipsis
  • Frenchellipse
  • Italianellissi
  • Italianellisse

Quick answers

What does ellīpsis mean in Latin?
ellīpsis, a noun, means “ellipsis; ellipse”.
What is the genitive of ellīpsis?
The genitive singular is ellīpsis. ellīpsis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ellīpsis?
In classical Latin, [ɛlˈliːp.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [elˈlip.sis].