clostellum
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
clostellum n (genitive clostellī); second declension
- keyhole
- c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon CXL:
- 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 edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | clostellum | clostella |
| Genitive | clostellī | clostellōrum |
| Dative | clostellō | clostellīs |
| Accusative | clostellum | clostella |
| Ablative | clostellō | clostellīs |
| Vocative | clostellum | clostella |
References edit
- “clostellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- clostellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.