ellips
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French ellipse, from Latin ellipsis, based on Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”)
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: el‧lips
NounEdit
ellips f (plural ellipsen, diminutive ellipsje n)
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SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”)
NounEdit
ellips c
- (geometry) an ellipse, an oval shape
- an ellipsis, an omission, a sign (...) indicating an omission
- a shorthand, an abridged form of a word or phrase (what remains after the omission)
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ellips | ellipsen | ellipser | ellipserna |
Genitive | ellips | ellipsens | ellipsers | ellipsernas |