Corps

See also: corps

German

Alternative forms

• Korps (rare for the student sense)

Etymology

Borrowed from French corps.

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

Corps n (strong, genitive Corps, plural Corps)

1. a corps, a kind of traditional student's corporation in German-speaking Europe
2. Archaic spelling of Korps (“military unit”).

Declension

Declension of Corps [neuter, strong]

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

Hypernyms

• (student corporation): Studentenverbindung

Derived terms

• Corpsbruder