Meaning of clavis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a key
   declension-3
2. dative/ablative plural of clāvus
   ablative, dative, form-of, plural
3. dative/ablative plural of clāva
   ablative, dative, form-of, plural
4. ellipsis of clāvis trochī, an instrument in the form of a key, by which a top was set in motion
   abbreviation, alt-of, declension-3, ellipsis
5. a lever or bar for tightening a screw press
   declension-3

Equivalents

Examples

“Post hanc orationem claves portarum pecuniaeque regiae ante pedes eorum posuit.”

After this discourse he laid the keys of the gates and of the royal treasure at their feet.

“[…] et videntes quod nullus aperiret tulerunt clavem et aperientes invenerunt dominum suum iacentem in terra mortuum”

[…] and, behold, he did not open the doors; therefore they took a key and opened [the doors] to enter [but] their lord was lying dead on the ground.

“[…] seriam vinariam unam, clavem torculari I […]”

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