LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

clausus1

clausus (feminine clausa, neuter clausum, comparative clausior)
Classical[ˈkɫau̯.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈklaːu̯.sus]

Meaning

  1. participleclosed, inaccessible; having been closed
  2. participleenclosed, having been shut off
  3. participleshut, shut up, sealed, having been locked up
    quicquid ubīque vidēs, caelum, mare, nūbila, terrās, omnia sunt nostra clausa patentque manū. Whatever thou beholdest around thee, the sky, the sea, the air, the earth , all these have been shut up and are opened by my hand. 1851. The Fasti &c of Ovid. Translated by H. T. Riley. London: H. G. Bohn. pg. 11.8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 1.117–118
  4. figurativelyparticipledeaf, unhearing, unreachable

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

litora ac portus custodia clausos tenere
to keep the coast and harbours in a state of blockade.

clausus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from claudo.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin clausus Perfect passive participle of claudō (“to shut, close”).

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesechouso
  • Portuguesechousa
  • Spanishlloso
  • Spanishllosa
  • Asturianllosufrom Old Leonese loso
  • Galicianchouso
  • Galicianchousa
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchclosfrom Old French clos
  • Englishclosefrom Old French clos
  • Gallotiofrom Old French clos
  • Normancliosfrom Old French clos
  • Normancliôsfrom Old French clos
  • Normancllosfrom Old French clos
  • Irishclósfrom Old French clos
  • Welshclosfrom Old French clos
  • Scotsclosefrom Old French clos
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanclos
  • Occitanclaus

In English words that came into English from clausus

  • closeclausus
  • clauseclausa
  • closureclausura
  • clausulaclausula
  • clausularclausula
  • kloyzclusus
  • clausureclausūra
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Clausus2
Clausus m sg (genitive Clausī)
Classical[ˈkɫau̯.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈklaːu̯.sus]

Meaning

  1. RomanmasculinesingularA Sabine leader who assisted Aeneas

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeClausus—
genitiveClausī—
dativeClausō—
accusativeClausum—
ablativeClausō—
vocativeClause—

Clausus, i, m.,
I. a Sabine proper name: Attus Clausus, ancestor of the gens Claudia, Liv. 2, 16, 4; 10, 8, 6; Verg. A. 7, 707; Tac. A. 4, 9 al.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyClaususClausus. a Sabine leader, who is said to have assisted Aeneas, and who was regarded as the ancestor of the Claudia gens. (Verg. A. 7.706, &c.) App. Cl…

Quick answers

What does clausus mean in Latin?
clausus, a verb, means “closed, inaccessible; having been closed; enclosed, having been shut off”.
What are the principal parts of clausus?
clausus, clausa, clausum (first/second-declension participle).
How do you pronounce clausus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɫau̯.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈklaːu̯.sus].
Which English words come from clausus?
English words that go back to Latin clausus include close, clause, kloyz, closure, clausula and clausular.