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claudo.

to shut up, close, lock

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkɫau̯.doː]Classical-Latin[ˈklaːu̯.do]
  1. to shut up, close, lock

    conjugation-3
    Ōra formīdō mūta claudit.
  2. to imprison, confine

    conjugation-3
  3. to encompass, surround

    conjugation-3
  4. to besiege, blockade

    conjugation-3
  5. to limit, restrict

    conjugation-3
  6. to terminate, finish, complete

    conjugation-3
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *klaudō, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u-de-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- (“key, hook, nail”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλείω (kleíō), κλείς (kleís, “bar, bolt, key”), Russian заключи́ть (zaključítʹ) (via ключ (ključ)), Old High German slioȥan (“to close, conclude, lock”), Old Saxon slūtan (“to close, conclude, lock”).

verb
  1. alternative form of claudeō (“limp”)

    alt-of · alternative · conjugation-3 · no-perfect
adj
  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of claudus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
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