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Old English · noun

clerc

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/klerk/
[klerˠk]
Syllables
klerk (1 syllable)
Modern English
clerkclergyman

Meaning

  1. clergyman, clerk

Declension

Declension of clerc
SingularPlural
Nominative clercclercas
Accusative clercclercas
Genitive clercesclerca
Dative clerceclercum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós).

Descendants

clerk

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