clero

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin clērus, from Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros). The -o ending, uncharacteristic of Catalan, suggests that the term may have been borrowed via Spanish or Italian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈklɛ.ɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈklɛ.ɾo]

Noun

clero m (plural cleros)

1. clergy

   Synonyms: clergat, clerecia

Related terms

• clergue
• clerical

Further reading

• “clero”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “clero” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “clero” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɛro
• Hyphenation: clè‧ro

Noun

clero m (plural cleri)

1. clergy
2. priesthood

Further reading

• clero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

clērō

1. dative/ablative singular of clērus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin clērus, from Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛ.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ɛɾu
• Hyphenation: cle‧ro

Noun

clero m (plural cleros)

1. clergy (people trained to officiate at religious ceremonies and services)

Further reading

• “clero”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkleɾo/ [ˈkle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: cle‧ro

Noun

clero m (plural cleros)

1. clergy

Further reading

• “clero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28