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

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

Icelandic

Noun

klerk

  1. indefinite accusative singular of klerkur
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