eclipsis

plural eclipses

1. countableobsoleteuncountableAn omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.
2. countableuncountableA line or dash used to show that text has been omitted.
3. IrishcountableuncountableManx grammargrammarA 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 mutations#Eclipsis.

   Synonyms: nasalization