Klerus

See also: klerus and klérus

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clērus, from Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkleːʁʊs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Kle‧rus

Noun

Klerus m (strong, genitive Klerus, no plural)

  1. clergy (mainly used for the Christian clergy, sometimes for the clergy of other religions)

Declension

Declension of Klerus [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Klerus
genitive eines des Klerus
dative einem dem Klerus
accusative einen den Klerus

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