clericus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “(adj. in church jargon) of the clergy”), from κλῆρος (klêros, “the clergy, what is allotted, a lot, inheritance, originally a shard used in casting lots”).

Noun

clēricus m (genitive clēricī); second declension

(Late Latin) a priest, clergyman, cleric
(Late Latin) a learned man, clerk

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	clēricus	clēricī
genitive	clēricī	clēricōrum
dative	clēricō	clēricīs
accusative	clēricum	clēricōs
ablative	clēricō	clēricīs
vocative	clērice	clēricī

Related terms

clērus

Descendants

Catalan: clergue
English: cleric (borrowing)
Italian: chierico
Old English: clerc
- Middle English: clerc
  - English: clerk
Old French: clerc
- French: clerc
Old Irish: cléirech
- Irish: cléireach
- Manx: cleragh
- Scottish Gaelic: clèireach
Old Leonese: clerigu
Old Portuguese: clerigo, crerigo
- Galician: clérigo, crego
- Portuguese: clérigo, clergo
Spanish: clérigo

References

clericus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
clericus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
clericus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
clerk in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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