clausura

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin clausūra, from Latin claudō (“to close, to shut”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kləwˈzu.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [klawˈzu.ɾa] Rhymes: -uɾa Hyphenation: clau‧su‧ra === Noun === clausura f (plural clausures) closing, closure ==== Derived terms ==== clausurar === Further reading === “clausura”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “clausura”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “clausura” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “clausura”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin clausūra, from Latin clausus, past participle of claudō (“to close, to shut”). See also the inherited doublet chiusura. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klawˈzu.ra/ Rhymes: -ura Hyphenation: clau‧sù‧ra === Noun === clausura f (plural clausure) (usually uncountable) (Christianity) a monastic rule imposing cloistering (figurative) a cloistered life == Latin == === Etymology === Late Latin. From clausus (“shut, closed”, past participle of claudō) +‎ -sūra. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɫau̯ˈsuː.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [klau̯ˈsuː.ra] === Noun === clausūra f (genitive clausūrae); first declension (Late Latin) lock, bar, bolt clasp (of a necklace) castle, fort cloister ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “clausura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “clausura”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Occitan == === Etymology === From Late Latin clausūra, from Latin claudō (“to close, to shut”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klawˈzy.ɾɔ/ Rhymes: -yɾɔ Hyphenation: clau‧su‧ra === Noun === clausura f (plural clausuras) closure, the act of closing enclosure, fence == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin clausūra, from Latin clausus, past participle of claudō (“to close, to shut”). Compare the inherited doublet chousura. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -uɾɐ Hyphenation: clau‧su‧ra === Noun === clausura f (plural clausuras) (Christianity) clausure, enclosure, claustral confinement (Christianity, by extension) convent (figuratively) a cloistered life ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “clausura”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “clausura”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “clausura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klauˈsuɾa/ [klau̯ˈsu.ɾa] Rhymes: -uɾa Syllabification: clau‧su‧ra === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Late Latin clausūra, from Latin clausus, perfect passive participle of claudō (“to close, to shut”). Cognate with English closure. ==== Noun ==== clausura f (plural clausuras) closing, closure (the end or conclusion of something) Synonym: cierre m Antonym: apertura f (Christianity) closed monastery or convent closing ceremony ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== clausura inflection of clausurar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “clausura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025