LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

conclāve

conclāve n (genitive conclāvis)
Classical[kɔŋˈkɫaː.wɛ]Ecclesiastical[koŋˈklaː.ve]

Meaning

  1. room, chamber
  2. enclosed space that can be locked
  3. dining hall

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Conclave, Cubiculum

Conclave is the most general term for any closed room, and especially a room of state; cubiculum is a particular expression for a dwelling-room. (vi. 75.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconclāveconclāvia
genitiveconclāvisconclāvium
dativeconclāvīconclāvibus
accusativeconclāveconclāvia
ablativeconclāvīconclāvibus
vocativeconclāveconclāvia

conclāve, is (
I. gen. plur. heterocl. conclaviorum, Vitr. 6, 3, 8: conclavium, id. 7, 9), n. clavis: conclavia dicuntur loca, quae unā clave clauduntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 39, 9 Müll.; cf. Don. ad Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 35, a room, chamber, dining hall, cage for animals, stall, coop, etc., that may be locked up.
(a). Sing., Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 29; Cic. Rosc. Am. 23, 64; id. de Or. 2, 86, 353; * Hor. S. 2, 6, 113; Col. 12, 2, 2 al.—Abl. conclavi, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 35; Liv. 39, 14, 9.—
(b). Plur., Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 157; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 26, § 58; * Suet. Aug. 72; Vitr. l. l.; Col. 8, 1, 3 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latinconclāve

Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-i-s Proto-Italic *klāwis Latin clāvis Latin conclāve From con- + clāvis (“key”).

Descendants
  • Catalanconclave
  • Frenchconclave
  • Englishconclavefrom French conclave
  • Romanianconclavfrom French conclave
  • Italianconclave
  • Portugueseconclave
  • Spanishcónclave
  • Russianконкла́вfrom French conclave

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesConclaveConclave a separate room in a house, or a series of rooms, which might be locked with the same key (conclavia... quae una clave clauduntur, Fest. p. 3…

Quick answers

What does conclāve mean in Latin?
conclāve, a noun, means “room, chamber; enclosed space that can be locked; dining hall”.
What is the genitive of conclāve?
The genitive singular is conclāvis. conclāve is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce conclāve?
In classical Latin, [kɔŋˈkɫaː.wɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koŋˈklaː.ve].
Where does conclāve come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin conclāve.