noun · masculinesecond declension
clēricus
clēricus m (genitive clēricī)
Meaning
- Late Latina priest, clergyman or clergywoman, cleric
- Late Latina learned man, clerk
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clēricus | clēricī |
| genitive | clēricī | clēricōrum |
| dative | clēricō | clēricīs |
| accusative | clēricum | clēricōs |
| ablative | clēricō | clēricīs |
| vocative | clērice | clēricī |
clērĭcus, i, m., = κληρικός,
I. a clergyman, priest (eccl. Lat.), Hier. Ep. 60, n. 10 al.
Origins
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”).
Borrowings
- Englishcleric
- Englishclerkfrom Old English clerc
- Portugueseclérigofrom Old Galician-Portuguese clerigo
- Portugueseclergofrom Old Galician-Portuguese clerigo
- Portuguesecregofrom Old Galician-Portuguese clerigo
- Spanishclérigofrom Old Spanish clerico
- Romaniancleric
- Welshclerigwrfrom English cleric
- Galiciancregofrom Old Galician-Portuguese clerigo
- Galicianclérigofrom Old Galician-Portuguese clerigo
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchclercfrom Old French clerc
- Catalanclerguefrom Old Catalan clèrec
- Catalanclercfrom Old Catalan clèrec
- Occitanclerguefrom Old Occitan clerc
- Occitanclercfrom Old Occitan clerc
- Franco-Provençalclergfrom Franco-Provençal clergo
- Franco-Provençalclergeonfrom Franco-Provençal clergo
- Normanclèrcfrom Old French clerc
Italo-Romance
- Italianchierico
- Italianchierica
- Sicilianchirca
- Siciliancricchia
- Venetancirica
Gallo-Italic
- Piedmonteseciri
In English words that came into English from clēricus
- clerkclēricus
- clericclēricus
- clericalclēricālis
- clergyclēricātus
- clerisyclēricus