claudo.
to shut up, close, lock
Meaning & usage
to shut up, close, lock
Ōra formīdō mūta claudit.
to imprison, confine
to encompass, surround
to besiege, blockade
to limit, restrict
to terminate, finish, complete
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”).
alternative form of claudeō (“limp”)
dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of claudus
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