clanculum

Latin

Etymology

From clam.

Pronunciation

Adverb

clanculum (not comparable)

  1. clandestinely, secretly, privately
  2. stealthily
    Paulisper mane: Aucupemus ex insidiis clanculum quam rem gerant. (Plaut. As. 5)

Preposition

clanculum (+ accusative, ablative)

  1. without the knowledge of, unknown to

References

  • “clanculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “clanculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • clanculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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