klerk

See also: de Klerk

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

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• 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