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clausura

clausura

See also: clausurá

Italian

Noun

clausura f (plural clausure)

  1. a cloistered life

Latin

Etymology

Late Latin. From clausus (shut, closed) + -sūra.

Pronunciation

Noun

clausūra f (genitive clausūrae); first declension

  1. lock, bar, bolt
  2. clasp (of a necklace)
  3. castle, fort
  4. cloister

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative clausūra clausūrae
genitive clausūrae clausūrārum
dative clausūrae clausūrīs
accusative clausūram clausūrās
ablative clausūrā clausūrīs
vocative clausūra clausūrae

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin clausūra. Compare the inherited doublet chousura.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /klaw.ˈzu.ɾɐ/
  • Hyphenation: clau‧su‧ra

Noun

clausura f (plural clausuras)

  1. clausure, enclosure, claustral confinement
  2. a cloistered life
  3. convent

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klau̯ˈsu.ɾa/

Verb

clausura

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of clausurar.
  2. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of clausurar.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin clausūra.

Noun

clausura f (plural clausuras)

  1. closing
  2. closure
  3. closed monastery or convent

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