clausula

See also: cláusula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clausula.

Noun

clausula (plural clausulae)

  1. (music) The conclusion of a passage; cadence.
  2. The close or end of a historical period; clause.

Synonyms

Latin

Etymology

From clausus +‎ -ula, perfect passive participle of claudō (“shut, close”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈklau̯.su.la/, [ˈkɫau̯.sʊ.ɫa]

Noun

clausula f (genitive clausulae); first declension

  1. conclusion, close, end
  2. (rhetoric) the close of a period
  3. (law) the conclusion of a legal formula

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative clausula clausulae
genitive clausulae clausulārum
dative clausulae clausulīs
accusative clausulam clausulās
ablative clausulā clausulīs
vocative clausula clausulae

Descendants

References

  • clausula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • clausula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • clausula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • clausula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • clausula in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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