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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin clūsa, clausa (“closure; enclosure; cell; dam”), from Latin clūsus, clausus (“closed, enclosed, locked up”).[1]
Noun
*klūsā f
- enclosed space, enclosure
- Synonyms: *gard, *hagō
- cell, hermitage
- dam, floodgate
- Synonym: *damm
- lock, bolt
- Synonym: *lok
Inflection
| ōn-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*klūsā
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| Genitive
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*klūsōn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*klūsā
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*klūsōn
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| Accusative
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*klūsōn
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*klūsōn
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| Genitive
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*klūsōn
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*klūsōnō
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| Dative
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*klūsōn
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*klūsōm, *klūsum
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| Instrumental
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*klūsōn
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*klūsōm, *klūsum
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Descendants
References
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “kluis”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
