studentencorps

Dutch

Etymology

From student +‎ -en- +‎ corps.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /styˈdɛn.tə(n)ˌkoːr/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: stu‧den‧ten‧corps

Noun

studentencorps n (plural studentencorpora or studentencorpsen, diminutive studentencorpsje n)

1. (chiefly Netherlands) student society, especially a traditional and hierarchical one

Usage notes

Traditional student societies tend to prescribe the plural studentencorpora, in regular language the plural corpsen is more common.

Synonyms

• corps
• natie (historical)
• studentenclub
• studentenvereniging