Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eclipta

/ɛˈklɪp.tə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eclip-ta
IPA: /ɛˈklɪp.tə/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any asteraceous flowering plant of the genus Eclipta.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Eclipta, from Latin eclīpta, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “to leave out, to pass over”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Eclipta, eclīpta, ἐκλείπω

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛˈklɪp.tə/

Inflected Forms

ecliptas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce eclipta?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛˈklɪp.tə/.
What does eclipta mean?: Any asteraceous flowering plant of the genus Eclipta.
Where does eclipta come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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