clericus

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Latin

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Etymology

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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

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clēricus m (genitive clēricī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) a priest, clergyman or clergywoman, cleric
  2. (Late Latin) a learned man, clerk

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative clēricus clēricī
Genitive clēricī clēricōrum
Dative clēricō clēricīs
Accusative clēricum clēricōs
Ablative clēricō clēricīs
Vocative clērice clēricī
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Descendants

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