Corpus

See also: corpus

English

Etymology

Clipping of Corpus Christi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹpəs/

Proper noun

Corpus

1. (informal) Corpus Christi (city in Texas)
2. (Cambridge University slang) Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
3. (Oxford University slang) Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

Anagrams

• croups

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Corpus (Christi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /korpus̺/ [kor.pus̺]
• Rhymes: -orpus̺
• Hyphenation: Cor‧pus

Noun

Corpus inan

1. (Christianity) Corpus Christi

Declension

Declension of Corpus (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	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], Euskaltzaindia

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Corpus (Christi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkɔr.pus]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkɔɾ.pus]

Proper noun

Corpus f

1. (Christianity) Corpus Christi

Further reading

• “Corpus” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

Corpus n (strong, genitive Corpus, plural Corpora)

1. Alternative spelling of Korpus

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Corpuz — more common, a variant resulting from seseo

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin, likely a reference to the Corpus Christi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾpus/ [ˈkoːɾ.pʊs]
• Rhymes: -oɾpus
• Syllabification: Cor‧pus
• Homophone: Corpuz

Proper noun

Corpus (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

1. a Christian surname from Latin

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Corpus is the 608^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 15,016 individuals.