eclipsis

IPA: ikɫˈɪpsɪs

(obsolete) An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase
A line or dash used to show that text has been omitted
(Irish grammar, Manx grammar) 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.

Examples of "eclipsis" in Sentences

Triggers eclipsis of a following noun.
Triggers eclipsis of the following verb.
Triggers eclipsis of a following consonant.
The other consonants do not change under eclipsis.
The section on eclipsis was almost completely wrong.
They also do not undergo eclipsis after the interrogative particle.
Eclipsis is symbolized in the orthography by placing the letter of the new sound in front of the original letter.
I could have done with more drilling on the basics (though outside a classroom environment I suppose again I have only myself to blame) and still feel very shaky indeed on the personal forms of prepositions (which should have been indexed or consolidated in one of the appendices) or on the questions of eclipsis and lenition (the modification of the first letter of the word, if it is b, c, d, f, g, m, p, s or t, depending on context).