clero

== Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin clērus, from Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros). The -o ending, uncharacteristic of Catalan, suggests that the term may have been borrowed via Spanish or Italian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈkle̞.ɾu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈklɛ.ɾo] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈklɛ.ɾu] === Noun === clero m (plural cleros) clergy Synonyms: clergat, clerecia ==== Related terms ==== clergue clerical === Further reading === “clero”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “clero” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “clero”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin clērus, from Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklɛ.ro/ Rhymes: -ɛro Hyphenation: clè‧ro === Noun === clero m (plural cleri) clergy priesthood === Further reading === clero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Noun === clērō dative/ablative singular of clērus == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin clērus, from Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛɾu Hyphenation: cle‧ro === Noun === clero m (plural cleros) clergy (people trained to officiate at religious ceremonies and services) === Further reading === “clero”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “clero”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin clērus, from Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkleɾo/ [ˈkle.ɾo] Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: cle‧ro === Noun === clero m (plural cleros) clergy ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “clero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025