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korp

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin corpus.[1]

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Noun

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korp m (plural korpe, definite korpi)

  1. (Gheg, anatomy) body
    Synonym: trup

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “korp”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 191

Further reading

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  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “korp”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 210

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse korpr. According to some sources, the word was used amongst fishermen as an alternative to ramn, which was a taboo while fishing. [1]

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korp m

  1. a raven (a bird, Corvus corax)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ S. Solhem (1940) Nemningsfordomar ved fiske

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse korpr, displacing earlier ramn (from Old Norse hrafn).

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korp c

  1. a raven (a bird, Corvus corax)
    • 1906, Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Häxorna from the collection of poems Flora och Pomona, chapter 1, line 9-12:
      De vittna att blickens duva
      kan lyftas till korpens flykt,
      att drömmen, den jungfruljuva,
      haft skydrag av hemligt och styggt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. a pickaxe
  3. short for korporationsidrott, sports teams formed by coworkers, co-sponsored by the employer

Declension

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Declension of korp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative korp korpen korpar korparna
Genitive korps korpens korpars korparnas
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