clus

See also: -clus

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klūsō, from Late Latin clūsa, Latin clausa, clausum (“bar, bolt, enclosure”), from claudō (“to close, enclose”). Compare Old High German klūsa (“hermitage, cell”), German Klause (“hermitage”). More at close.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kluːs/

Noun

clūs f

1. bar, bolt
2. enclosure
3. cell; prison

Declension

Declension of clūs (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	clūs	clūsa, clūse
accusative	clūse	clūsa, clūse
genitive	clūse	clūsa
dative	clūse	clūsum

Related terms

• clūse
• clȳsan