ἔκλειψις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐκλείπω (ekleípō) +‎ -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔκλειψῐς • (ékleipsĭs) f (genitive ἐκλείψεως); third declension

  1. disappearance, abandonment
  2. especially disappearance of a celestial body: eclipse

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἔκλειψῐς; τῆς ἐκλείψεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἔκλειψῐς
hē ékleipsĭs 		τὼ ἐκλείψει
tṑ ekleípsei 		αἱ ἐκλείψεις
hai ekleípseis
Genitive τῆς ἐκλείψεως
tês ekleípseōs 		τοῖν ἐκλειψέοιν
toîn ekleipséoin 		τῶν ἐκλείψεων
tôn ekleípseōn
Dative τῇ ἐκλείψει
tēî ekleípsei 		τοῖν ἐκλειψέοιν
toîn ekleipséoin 		ταῖς ἐκλείψεσῐ / ἐκλείψεσῐν
taîs ekleípsesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ἔκλειψῐν
tḕn ékleipsĭn 		τὼ ἐκλείψει
tṑ ekleípsei 		τᾱ̀ς ἐκλείψεις
tā̀s ekleípseis
Vocative ἔκλειψῐ
ékleipsĭ 		ἐκλείψει
ekleípsei 		ἐκλείψεις
ekleípseis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • English: eclipse, eclipsis
  • Greek: έκλειψη (ékleipsi)
  • Latin: eclīpsis

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