corpus
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin corpus (“body”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
corpus (plural corpora or corpuses)
- the body
- (linguistics) a collection of writings, often on a specific topic, of a specific genre, from a specific demographic, a single author etc.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:body
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Translations [edit]
body — see body
linguistics: collection of writings
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Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *krep- (“body”).[1]
Noun [edit]
corpus (genitive corporis); n, third declension
- Body, substance, material.
- The flesh of an animal's body.
- A lifeless body, corpse
- The trunk or shaft of something.
- A frame, body, system, structure, community, corporation.
- (figuratively) The wood under the bark of a tree.
- (Medieval) a collection of writings by a single author or addressing a certain topic
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | corpus | corpora |
| genitive | corporis | corporum |
| dative | corporī | corporibus |
| accusative | corpus | corpora |
| ablative | corpore | corporibus |
| vocative | corpus | corpora |
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References [edit]
- ^ Pokorny 628.