ecthlipsis

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔκθλιψις (ékthlipsis).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ɛkθˈlɪp.sɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɪpsɪs
• Hyphenation: ec‧thlip‧sis

Noun

ecthlipsis (countable and uncountable, plural ecthlipses)

1. (phonology, rhetoric) The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.
   1. (phonology) In Latin, the elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.

See also

• eclipsis
• ellipsis

Further reading

• “ecthlipsis”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “ecthlipsis, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “ecthlipsis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.