ellips

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ellipsis, based on Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, omission). Perhaps influenced by French ellipse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːˈlɪps/, /ɛˈlɪps/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: el‧lips
  • Rhymes: -ɪps

Noun

ellips f (plural ellipsen, diminutive ellipsje n)

  1. ellipse
  2. ellipsis, stylistic figure and mark used in printing to indicate an omission

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Swedish

Etymology

Used in Swedish since 1690, cognate with German Ellipse, English ellipsis and ellipse, and French ellipse; from Latin ellipsis, based on Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, omission)

Noun

ellips c

  1. (geometry) an ellipse, an oval shape
  2. an ellipsis, an omission, a sign (...) indicating an omission
  3. a shorthand, an abridged form of a word or phrase (what remains after the omission)

Declension

Declension of ellips 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ellips ellipsen ellipser ellipserna
Genitive ellips ellipsens ellipsers ellipsernas

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