eclipsis /ɪˈklɪpsɪs/ noun3 •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 Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis. •A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted. •(no longer used) An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase. formseclipses