clostellum

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Latin

Alternative forms

Noun

clostellum n (genitive clostellī); second declension

  1. 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.

Declension

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

  • 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.