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Claustrum
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Claus′trum
,Noun.
pl.
Claustra
. [L., a bolt or bar.]
(Anat.)
A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man.
– Claus′tral
, Adj.
Definition 2024
claustrum
claustrum
English
Noun
claustrum (plural claustra)
- (anatomy) A thin lamina of grey matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the human brain.
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Latin
Etymology
Consists of claud- (“to close, enclose”) + -trum. From Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”) + *-trom (“instrumental suffix”), related to Latin clāvis (“key”), clāvus (“nail, peg”), claustra (“dam, wall, barricade, stronghold”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “bar, bolt, key”), Old High German sliozan (“to close, conclude, lock”), Old Saxon slūtan (“to close, conclude, lock”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈklaus.trum/, [ˈklaus.trũ]
Noun
claustrum n (genitive claustrī); second declension
- (rare, chiefly in the plural) a bar, band, bolt
- gate, door, bulwark
- enclosure (confined space)
- cloister (especially in plural)
- (Medieval Latin) portion of monastery closed off to laity
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | claustrum | claustra |
| genitive | claustrī | claustrōrum |
| dative | claustrō | claustrīs |
| accusative | claustrum | claustra |
| ablative | claustrō | claustrīs |
| vocative | claustrum | claustra |
Usage notes
- Singular forms are almost never encountered; this noun is usually plural.
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References
- claustrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- claustrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- CLAUSTRUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “claustrum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
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(ambiguous) to break down the gates: claustra portarum revellere
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(ambiguous) to break down the gates: claustra portarum revellere
- claustrum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- claustrum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- claustrum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin