claustellum
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /klau̯sˈtel.lum/, [kɫ̪äu̯s̠ˈt̪ɛlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /klau̯sˈtel.lum/, [kläu̯sˈt̪ɛlːum]
Noun
claustellum 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
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Synonyms
- (keyhole): forāmen
Related terms
Descendants
- Italian: chiavistello
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