clus

See also: -clus

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klūsō, from Late Latin clūsa, Latin clausa, clausum (“bar, bolt, enclosure”), from claudō (“to close, enclose”). Compare Old High German klūsa (“hermitage, cell”), German Klause (“hermitage”). More at close.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkluːs/

Noun

clūs f

  1. bar, bolt
  2. enclosure
  3. cell; prison

Declension
Declension of clus (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative clūs clūsa, clūse
accusative clūse clūsa, clūse
genitive clūse clūsa
dative clūse clūsum
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