claustellumとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From claustrum (“bar, gate”) +‎ -lus.

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [kɫau̯sˈtɛl.lũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [klau̯sˈtɛl.lum]

名詞

claustellum n (genitive claustellī); second declension

1. 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.

語形変化

Second-declension noun (neuter).

同意語

• (keyhole): forāmen

関連する語

派生した語

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: chiavistello