Clausus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈklau̯.sus/, [ˈkɫ̪äu̯s̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈklau̯.sus/, [ˈkläːu̯sus]

Proper noun

Clausus m sg (genitive Clausī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) A Sabine leader who assisted Aeneas

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Clausus
Genitive	Clausī
Dative	Clausō
Accusative	Clausum
Ablative	Clausō
Vocative	Clause

References

• Clausus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Clausus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Clausus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray