# eclipsis

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈklɪpsɪs/

## Definitions
1. An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.
2. A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.
3. A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “disappearance, abandoning”). Doublet of eclipse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eclipsis