ectlipse
Portuguese, noun/ekˈtlip.si/
ectlipse is spelled E-C-T-L-I-P-S-E (8 letters). Ectlipse is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ecthlipsis (denasalization of a final vowel of a word when followed by another word that begins with a vowel, often causing ellipsis or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ectlipse mean in English?
noun
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feminineecthlipsis (denasalization of a final vowel of a word when followed by another word that begins with a vowel, often causing ellipsis or synalepha)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of ectlipse
- ectlipses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ectlipse?
- Brazil /ekˈtlip.si/
- Portugal /ikˈtlip.sɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.