cluse

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin clusa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

cluse f (plural cluses)

  1. water gap
  2. defile

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Participle[edit]

clūse

  1. vocative masculine singular of clūsus

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *klūsā.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkluː.se/, [ˈkluː.ze]

Noun[edit]

clūse f

  1. bar, bolt
  2. enclosure
  3. a narrow pass or passageway
  4. cell; prison
  5. dam

Declension[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: cluse, clouse, clowse