Corpus
See also: corpus
English
Etymology
Clipping of Corpus Christi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹpəs/
Proper noun
Corpus
- (informal) Corpus Christi (city in Texas)
- (Cambridge University slang) Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
- (Oxford University slang) Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
Anagrams
Basque
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin Corpus (Christi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /korpus̺/ [kor.pus̺]
- Rhymes: -orpus̺, -us̺
- Hyphenation: Cor‧pus
Noun
Corpus inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | Corpus | Corpusa | Corpusak |
| ergative | Corpusek | Corpusak | Corpusek |
| dative | Corpusi | Corpusari | Corpusei |
| genitive | Corpusen | Corpusaren | Corpusen |
| comitative | Corpusekin | Corpusarekin | Corpusekin |
| causative | Corpusengatik | Corpusarengatik | Corpusengatik |
| benefactive | Corpusentzat | Corpusarentzat | Corpusentzat |
| instrumental | Corpusez | Corpusaz | Corpusez |
| inessive | Corpusetan | Corpusean | Corpusetan |
| locative | Corpusetako | Corpuseko | Corpusetako |
| allative | Corpusetara | Corpusera | Corpusetara |
| terminative | Corpusetaraino | Corpuseraino | Corpusetaraino |
| directive | Corpusetarantz | Corpuserantz | Corpusetarantz |
| destinative | Corpusetarako | Corpuserako | Corpusetarako |
| ablative | Corpusetatik | Corpusetik | Corpusetatik |
| partitive | Corpusik | — | — |
| prolative | Corpustzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “Corpus”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Corpus (Christi).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Corpus f
Further reading
- “Corpus”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
German
Pronunciation
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Noun
Corpus n (strong, genitive Corpus, plural Corpora)
- alternative spelling of Korpus
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin, likely a reference to the Corpus Christi.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkoɾpus/ [ˈkoɾ.pʊs]
- Rhymes: -oɾpus
- Syllabification: Cor‧pus
- Homophone: Corpuz
Proper noun
Corpus (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜉᜓᜐ᜔)
- a Christian surname from Latin
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Corpus is the 608th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 15,016 individuals.