clerc
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editclerc m (plural clercs)
- a clergyman, usually in Christianity
- clerk (office worker)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “clerc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”).
Noun
editclerc
- a clergyman, usually in Christianity
Descendants
edit- English: clerk
Old English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editclerc m
Declension
editDeclension of clerc (strong a-stem)
Descendants
editOld French
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós).
Noun
editclerc oblique singular, m (oblique plural clers, nominative singular clers, nominative plural clerc)
- a clergyman, usually in Christianity
Descendants
editOld Occitan
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós).
Noun
editclerc m (oblique plural clercs, nominative singular clercs, nominative plural clerc)
- a clergyman, usually in Christianity
References
edit- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “clēricus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 774
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