Eclipse

File:Saturn eclipse.jpg

An eclipse of the sun by Saturn, seen from the Cassini orbiter

See also éclipse, and éclipsé

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ekleipsis), “‘eclipse’”), from ἐκλείπω (ekleipō), “‘I abandon’”), from ἐκ (ek), “‘out’”) and λείπω (leipō), “‘I leave behind’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛˈklɪps/, /iˈklɪps/

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Noun

Singular Eclipse

Plural {{{1}}}

Eclipse ({{{1}}})

1. An astronomical alignment in which a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle object onto the other object.
2. A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.

Related terms

• ecliptic
• ecliptical
• lunar eclipse
• solar eclipse
• total eclipse

Translations

passage of a planetary object between others

Ancient Greek: ἔκλειψις (ekleipsis) f. Arabic: كسوف ar(ar) (kusuuf) m., خسوف ar(ar) (khusuuf) m. Armenian: խավարում hy(hy) (xavarum) Breton: fallaenn f., -où pl., gwaskadenn f., -où pl. Bulgarian: затъмнение bg(bg) (zatămnenie) n. Catalan: eclipsi m. Chinese: Mandarin: (solar) 日食 cmn(cmn) (rìshí), (lunar) 月食 cmn(cmn) (yuèshí) Croatian: pȍmrčina hr(hr) f. Czech: zatmění cs(cs) n. Dutch: verduistering nl(nl) f. Esperanto: eklipso eo(eo) Finnish: pimennys fi(fi) French: éclipse fr(fr) f. Galician: eclipse m. German: Finsternis f., Eklipse f., (solar:) Sonnenfinsternis, (lunar:) Mondfinsternis Greek: εκλείψη (eklípsi) f. (^) Hebrew: ליקוי מאורות (likui maorot) Icelandic: myrkvi is(is) Ido: eklipso io(io) Indonesian: gerhana

Italian: eclisse it(it) f., eclissi it(it) f. Japanese: 食 (shoku), 蝕 (shoku), (solar) 日食 ja(ja) (にっしょく, nisshoku), (lunar) 月食 ja(ja) (げっしょく, gesshoku) Kabuverdianu: Badiu: eklipsi ALUPEC/ALUPEK: eklipsi Korean: 식현상 (sikhyeonsang) Latin: eclipsis la(la) m. Malay: gerhana Old French: esclipsement m. Persian: گرفت fa(fa) (gereft) Polish: zaćmienie pl(pl) n. Portuguese: eclipse pt(pt) m. Russian: затмение ru(ru) (zatménije) n. Santali: [[ᱜᱚᱦᱚᱱᱚ#Template:Sat|Template:Olck]] (gahana) Slovak: zatmenie n. Spanish: eclipse es(es) m. Swedish: förmörkelse Telugu: గ్రహణం (grahaNaM) Thai: อุปราคา (òopbpàraakaa) Yucatec Maya: [[chi’ib#Template:Yua|chi’ib]]

Verb

Infinitive to Eclipse

Third person singular eclipses

Simple past eclipsed

Past participle -

Present participle eclipsing

to Eclipse (third-person singular simple present eclipses, present participle eclipsing, simple past and past participle eclipsed)

1. (transitive) Of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse.

   The Moon eclipsed the Sun.

2. (transitive) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.

   The student’s skills soon eclipsed those of his teacher.

Translations

To cause an eclipse

Finnish: pimentää fi(fi) French: éclipser fr(fr)

Spanish: eclipsar es(es)

To overshadow

Finnish: jättää varjoonsa fi(fi) French: éclipser fr(fr)

Spanish: eclipsar es(es)

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin eclīpsis.

Noun

Eclipse f. (plural Eclipses)

1. eclipse

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Portuguese

Noun

Eclipse m. (plural eclipses)

1. eclipse

Related terms

• eclipsar

Verb

Eclipse

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb eclipsar.
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of verb eclipsar.
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb eclipsar.
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb eclipsar.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin eclīpsis.

Noun

Eclipse m. (plural Eclipses)

Singular Eclipse m.

Plural Eclipses m.

1. eclipse
2. disappearance

Related terms

• eclipsar

Verb

Eclipse (infinitive eclipsar)

1. formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of eclipsar.
2. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of eclipsar.
3. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of eclipsar.
4. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of eclipsar.

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