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Latin
Etymology
From claustrum (“bar, gate”) + -lus.
Pronunciation
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.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
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