claustra

English

Noun

claustra

1. plural of claustrum

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: claustras, claustrât

Verb

claustra

1. third-person singular past historic of claustrer

Latin

Alternative forms

• clōstra

Etymology

From claudō (“I close, shut up”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈklau̯s.tra/, [ˈkɫ̪äu̯s̠t̪rä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈklau̯s.tra/, [ˈkläu̯st̪rä]

Noun

claustra n pl (genitive claustrōrum); second declension

1. A lock, bar, bolt
2. A gate, entrance
3. A barricade, bulwark
4. A hindrance

Usage notes

This word almost always appears in the plural, and only very rarely in the singular.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	claustra
Genitive	claustrōrum
Dative	claustrīs
Accusative	claustra
Ablative	claustrīs
Vocative	claustra

Related terms

• claudō
• claustrum
• clausula
• clausum
• clausus

Noun

claustra

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of claustrum

References

• “claustra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “claustra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• claustra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• claustra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to break down the gates: claustra portarum revellere
    

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French claustrer.

Verb

a claustra (third-person singular present claustrează, past participle claustrat) 1st conj.

1. to confine

Conjugation

    conjugation of claustra (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a claustra
gerund			claustrând
past participle			claustrat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	claustrez	claustrezi	claustrează	claustrăm	claustrați	claustrează
	imperfect	claustram	claustrai	claustra	claustram	claustrați	claustrau
	simple perfect	claustrai	claustrași	claustră	claustrarăm	claustrarăți	claustrară
	pluperfect	claustrasem	claustraseși	claustrase	claustraserăm	claustraserăți	claustraseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să claustrez	să claustrezi	să claustreze	să claustrăm	să claustrați	să claustreze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		claustrează			claustrați
	negative		nu claustra			nu claustrați