klerk

See also: de Klerk

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish klærk, from Old Norse klerkr, from Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós).

Noun

klerk c (singular definite klerken, plural indefinite klerke)

1. cleric, clergyman
2. (historical) clerk, scribe

Declension

Declension of klerk

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klerk	klerken	klerke	klerkene
genitive	klerks	klerkens	klerkes	klerkenes

Related terms

• kleresi
• klerikal

References

• “klerk” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “klerk” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

From Late Latin clēricus (“a priest, clergyman, cleric, also generally a learned man, clerk”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “(adj. in church jargon) of the clergy”), from κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, inheritance,” originally “a shard used in casting lots”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛrk

Noun

klerk m (plural klerken, diminutive klerkje n)

1. clerk

Derived terms

• de Klerk
• Klerk

Descendants

• → Indonesian: klerek
• → Papiamentu: klerk (dated)

Icelandic

Noun

klerk

1. indefinite accusative singular of klerkur

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English clerk, from Middle English clerc, from Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós). Doublet of klerigo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkleɾk/ [ˈkləɹk]
• Rhymes: -eɾk
• Syllabification: klerk

Noun

klerk (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜎᜒᜇ᜔ᜃ᜔)

1. clerk

   Synonym: kawani

See also

• aktuwaryo
• eskribyente
• tauhan

Further reading

• “klerk”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “klerk”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018