claustellum
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom claustrum (“bar, gate”) + -lus.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /klau̯sˈtel.lum/, [kɫ̪äu̯s̠ˈt̪ɛlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /klau̯sˈtel.lum/, [kläu̯sˈt̪ɛlːum]
Noun
editclaustellum n (genitive claustellī); second declension
- keyhole
- c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 140:
- Itaque ego quoque, ne desidia consuetudinem perderem, dum frater sororis suae automata per clostellum miratur, accessi temptaturus an pateretur iniuriam.
- Therefore, fearing through inaction I might lose an opportunity, I also made advances to the brother who was enjoying the gymnastics of his sister through the keyhole, to see if he would prove amenable to assault.
- Itaque ego quoque, ne desidia consuetudinem perderem, dum frater sororis suae automata per clostellum miratur, accessi temptaturus an pateretur iniuriam.
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | claustellum | claustella |
Genitive | claustellī | claustellōrum |
Dative | claustellō | claustellīs |
Accusative | claustellum | claustella |
Ablative | claustellō | claustellīs |
Vocative | claustellum | claustella |
Synonyms
edit- (keyhole): forāmen
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Italian: chiavistello