chierico
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “of the clergy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkjɛ.ri.ko/, (traditional) /ˈkje.ri.ko/[1]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛriko, (traditional) -eriko
- Hyphenation: chiè‧ri‧co, (traditional) chié‧ri‧co
Noun
chierico m (plural chierici)
- (ecclesiastical) cleric
- (ecclesiastical) seminarian
Related terms
- chiericato
- clero
References
- chierico in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)