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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Noun
klerk m (plural klerken, diminutive klerkje n)
- clerk
Icelandic
Noun
klerk
- indefinite accusative singular of klerkur