clerc

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klɛʁ/ Homophones: clair, claire, claires, clairs, clercs === Noun === clerc m (plural clercs, feminine clergesse or cléresse or clerque) a clergyman, usually in Christianity clerk (office worker) ==== Derived terms ==== grand clerc ==== Related terms ==== clergé clérical === Further reading === “clerc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Etymology === From Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”). === Noun === clerc a clergyman, usually in Christianity ==== Descendants ==== English: clerk == Old English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klerk/, [klerˠk] === Noun === clerc m clergyman, clerk ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: clerc English: clerk == Old French == === Etymology === From Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós). === Noun === clerc oblique singular, m (oblique plural clers, nominative singular clers, nominative plural clerc) a clergyman, usually in Christianity ==== Descendants ==== French: clerc Norman: clèrc == Old Occitan == === Etymology === From Late Latin clēricus (“clergyman, priest”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós). === Noun === clerc m (oblique plural clercs, nominative singular clercs, nominative plural clerc) a clergyman, usually in Christianity === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “clēricus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 774