korps

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See also: Korps and korps'

Danish

Etymology

From French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷrép-o-, *kʷr̥p-eH₂- (body).

Pronunciation

Noun

korps n (singular definite korpset, plural indefinite korps)

  1. corps, body

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French corps, from Old French corps, from Latin corpus (body), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷrép-o-, *kʷr̥p-eH₂- (body). The neuter gender is after Latin corpus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔrps/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: korps

Noun

korps n (plural korpsen, diminutive korpsje n)

  1. a military corps
    1. type of unit characterized by equipment, employment, traditions etc.
    2. name of a (high) echelon
  2. an organized body of persons, notably hierarchical
  3. (printing) the thickness of a letter type

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: korps

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch korps, corps, from Middle French corps, from Old French corps, from Latin corpus (body), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷrép-o-, *kʷr̥p-eH₂- (body).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrps/
  • Hyphenation: korps

Noun

korps (uncountable)

  1. corps:
    1. (military) a battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
    2. an organized group of people united by a common purpose.

Alternative forms

  • kor (corps) (Standard Malay)

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Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From French corps, from Latin corpus.

Noun

korps n (definite singular korpset, indefinite plural korps, definite plural korpsa or korpsene)

  1. a corps
  2. (music) a band

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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From French corps, from Latin corpus.

Noun

korps n (definite singular korpset, indefinite plural korps, definite plural korpsa)

  1. a corps
  2. (music) a band

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Noun

korps

  1. indefinite genitive singular of korp