Korps

See also: korps and korps'

German

Alternative forms

• Corps (archaic for the military sense)

Etymology

Borrowed from French corps.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːr/, [koːɐ̯], [kɔɐ̯], [kɔː], [koːr] (basic form)

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  • Homophones: Chor, Corps, kor
  • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
• IPA^(key): /koːrs/, [koːɐ̯s], [kɔɐ̯s], [kɔːs], [koːrs] (plural and genitive singular)
  • Homophones: Chors, Corps

Noun

Korps n (strong, genitive Korps, plural Korps)

1. (military) corps
2. Rare spelling of Corps (“kind of student's corporation”).

Declension

Declension of Korps [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Korps	die	Korps
genitive	eines	des	Korps	der	Korps
dative	einem	dem	Korps	den	Korps
accusative	ein	das	Korps	die	Korps

Derived terms

• Freikorps
• Korpskommandant

Further reading

• “Korps” in Duden online
• “Korps” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache