Italian

Noun

clausura f ‎(plural clausure)

1. a cloistered life

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /klauˈsuː.ra/

Noun

clausūra f ‎(genitive clausūrae); first declension

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

Inflection

First declension.

Related terms

Descendants

References

• clausura in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “clausura”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

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 (tú) 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

Synonyms

• cierre

Antonyms

• apertura