French edit

Etymology edit

From Latin clusa.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

cluse f (plural cluses)

  1. water gap
  2. defile

Further reading edit

Latin edit

Participle edit

clūse

  1. vocative masculine singular of clūsus

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *klūsā.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkluː.se/, [ˈkluː.ze]

Noun edit

clūse f

  1. bar, bolt
  2. enclosure
  3. a narrow pass or passageway
  4. cell; prison
  5. dam

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: cluse, clouse, clowse