Eclipsis

Pronunciation

Full definition of eclipsis

Noun

1. (obsolete) 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. (Irish grammar) 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 .

Synonyms

• (mutation in Irish grammar) nasalization