klerkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse klerkr, from Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós), from κλῆρος (klêros, “lot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰlɛr̥kʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛr̥kʏr

Noun

klerkur m (genitive singular klerks, nominative plural klerkar)

1. clergyman, cleric

Declension

Declension of klerkur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klerkur	klerkurinn	klerkar	klerkarnir
accusative	klerk	klerkinn	klerka	klerkana
dative	klerki	klerkinum, klerknum	klerkum	klerkunum
genitive	klerks	klerksins	klerka	klerkanna