clavis aurea
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally "golden key".
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈklaː.u̯is ˈau̯.re.a/, [ˈkɫ̪äːu̯ɪs̠ ˈäu̯reä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkla.vis ˈau̯.re.a/, [ˈkläːvis ˈäːu̯reä]
Noun
[edit]clāvis aurea f (genitive clāvis aureae); third declension
- (idiomatic) used to indicate the means by which texts may be interpreted.
Usage notes
[edit]- The expression is found in theological texts of the sixteenth century, such as Clavis Scripturae Sacrae o Clavis aurea by Matthias Flacius, and in alchemical works such as Clavis Aurea Portae.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (i-stem) with a first-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clāvis aurea | clāvēs aureae |
| genitive | clāvis aureae | clāvium aureārum |
| dative | clāvī aureae | clāvibus aureīs |
| accusative | clāvem auream | clāvēs aureās clāvīs aureās |
| ablative | clāve aureā | clāvibus aureīs |
| vocative | clāvis aurea | clāvēs aureae |