écluse

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

écluse

from the Late Latin exclusa aqua ("separated, isolated water (by a dam)"), a substantivized adjective with the ellipsis of aqua; past participle of the Latin excludere ("to exclude, separate, isolate, close the passage to something").

Definitions

Plural

écluses

Translations

  • germangerman:Schleuse
  • englishenglish:sluice-gate
  • spanishspanish:esclusa
  • finnishfinnish:sulku
  • italianitalian:chiusa
  • dutchdutch:spui
  • swedishswedish:sluss

See also

écluses (v.) éclusage (cn.) écluser (v.) éclusier (adj.) éclusier (cn.) éclusement (cn.) écluses (cn.) éclusette (cn.)