Latin

Alternative forms

• clostellum

Noun

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.

Inflection

Second declension.

Synonyms

• (keyhole): forāmen

Related terms

Descendants

• Italian: chiavistello