clérigo

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See also: clerigo

Portuguese

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese clerigo, crerigo, a semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “(adj. in church jargon) of the clergy”), from κλῆρος (klêros, “the clergy, what is alloted, a lot, inheritance, originally a shard used in casting lots”), from Proto-Indo-European *kald-, *klād- (“timber, log”), from *kola-, *klā- (“to beat, hew, break, destroy, kill”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: clé‧ri‧go

Noun

clérigo m (plural clérigos)

  1. cleric, clergyman

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish clerigo, a semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkleɾiɡo/
  • Rhymes: -eɾiɡo
  • Syllabification: clé‧ri‧go

Noun

clérigo m (plural clérigos, feminine clériga, feminine plural clérigas)

  1. clergyman
  2. clerk

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