corpus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Inflection 2.1.2 Derived terms 2.1.3 Related terms 2.1.4 Descendants

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From Latin corpus (“‘body’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɔːpəs/, SAMPA: /"kO:p@s/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkɔɹpəs/, SAMPA: /"kOr\p@s/

  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)pəs

[edit] Noun

corpus (plural corpora or corpuses)

1. the body
2. (linguistics) a collection of writings, often on a specific topic, of a specific genre, from a specific demographic, a single author etc.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:body

[edit] Derived terms

• corpus linguistics
• aligned parallel corpus
• monolingual corpus
• multilingual corpus

[edit] Related terms

• corporation
• corporeal
• corps
• corpulent

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

corpus (genitive corporis); n, third declension

1. Body, substance, material.
2. The flesh of an animal's body.
3. A lifeless body, corpse
4. The trunk or shaft of something.
5. A frame, body, system, structure, community, corporation.
6. (figuratively) The wood under the bark of a tree.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	corpus	corpora
genitive	corporis	corporum
dative	corporī	corporibus
accusative	corpus	corpora
ablative	corpore	corporibus
vocative	corpus	corpora

[edit] Derived terms

corporālis corporascō corporeus corporicīda

corporō corporōsus corpulentus corpusculum

[edit] Related terms

corporālitās corporāliter corporātiō corporātīvus

corporātūra corporātus corpulentia

[edit] Descendants

Breton: korv Catalan: cos English: corpse, corpus Esperanto: korpo French: corps Galician: corpo German: Körper

Irish: corp Italian: corpo Portuguese: corpo Romanian: corp Spanish: cuerpo Welsh: corff