Word: eclipsis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
clip
sis
Definition: 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 Eclipsis.
Morphemes:
Affix: eclipsis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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 Eclipsis.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔκλειψις
Language: grc
Decoded: ekleipsis
Meaning: disappearance, abandoning