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See also: corp. and Corp.

English

Noun

corp (plural corps)

  1. Alternative form of corp.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Noun

corp m (plural corps)

  1. (obsolete) another name for the fish ombre

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish corp, borrowed from Latin corpus.

Pronunciation

Noun

corp m (genitive singular coirp, nominative plural coirp)

  1. body
  2. (sciences, mathematics) body, object

Declension

Declension of corp

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative corp coirp
Vocative a choirp a chorpa
Genitive coirp corp
Dative corp coirp

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an corp na coirp
Genitive an choirp na gcorp
Dative leis an gcorp

don chorp

leis na coirp

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
corp chorp gcorp
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 47
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 181, page 91

Further reading

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • còrp (Alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Latin corpus ("body"). Compare to Piedmontese còrp, Italian corpo, Spanish cuerpo, Catalan cos, French corps, Romanian corp, Friulian cuarp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ(ː)rp/, ,
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔːrpo/, (Legnanese)

Noun

corp m (plural corp)

  1. Alternative spelling of còrp, body.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish corp, borrowed from Latin corpus.

Noun

corp m (genitive singular kirpey, plural kirp)

  1. (human) body
  2. corpse
  3. trunk (of tree)
  4. physique
  5. (nautical) hull

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
corp chorp gorp
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corpus.

Pronunciation

Noun

corp m (genitive coirp or cuirp, nominative plural coirp or cuirp)

  1. (human) body
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 13d7
      Béoigidir in spirut in corp in fecht so.
      The spirit brings the body to life now.
  2. corpse
  3. (Christianity) Eucharist, Communion
  4. bulk, mass, main part
  5. body (of text)

For more quotations using this term, see Citations:corp.

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative corp corpL coirpL, cuirpL
Vocative coirp, cuirpL corpL curpuH
Accusative corpN corpL curpuH
Genitive coirpL, cuirpL corp corpN
Dative curpL corpaib corpaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: corp
  • Manx: corp
  • Scottish Gaelic: corp

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
corp chorp corp
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

According to the Romanian etymological dictionary, borrowed from Latin corpus (through borrowing German or Russian intermediate Korpus in the 18th century and French corps later in the 19th century). The Megleno-Romanian equivalent, also corp, seems to be directly inherited from Latin, however.

Pronunciation

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Noun

corp n (plural corpuri)

  1. body
    Synonyms: trup, trunchi

Declension

Declension of corp
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) corp corpul (niște) corpuri corpurile
genitive/dative (unui) corp corpului (unor) corpuri corpurilor
vocative corpule corpurilor

Related terms

References

  1. ^ corp in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin corpus.

Noun

corp m (plural corps)

  1. (anatomy) body

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish corp, borrowed from Latin corpus.

Pronunciation

Noun

corp m (genitive singular cuirp, plural cuirp)

  1. body (human, animal)
  2. corpse

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
corp chorp
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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