clericus
Etymology
Borrowed from Antički Grčki 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
clericus
- (Late Latin) a priest, clergyman, cleric
- (Late Latin) a learned man, clerk
Declension
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | clēricus | clēricī |
Genitive | clēricī | clēricōrum |
Dative | clēricō | clēricīs |
Accusative | clēricum | clēricōs |
Ablative | clēricō | clēricīs |
Vocative | clērice | clēricī |
Related terms
Descendants
- Katalonski: clergue
- Engleski: cleric (borrowing)
- Italijanski: chierico
- Rumunski: cleric
- Stari Engleski: clerc
- Old Francoprovençal: clergo, clerc
- Stari Francuski: clerc
- Francuski: clerc
- Old Irish: cléirech
- Old Leonese: clerigu
- Old Galician-Portuguese: clerigo, crerigo
- Španski: 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 (2016 jul 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- clerk in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911