korp

Albanian

Alternative forms

• korb — Tosk

Etymology

From Latin corpus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾp/
• Rhymes: -ɔɾp, -oɾp

Noun

korp m (plural korpe, definite korpi)

1. (Gheg, anatomy) body

   Synonym: trup

Derived terms

• korpnisht (“bodily, physically”)

Further reading

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse korpr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /korp/
• (Trøndelag) IPA^(key): /køʃp/

Noun

korp m (definite singular korpen, indefinite plural korpar, definite plural korpane)

1. a raven (a bird, Corvus corax)

   Synonyms: krump, ramn

Swedish

huvudet på en korp [the head of a raven] (sense 1)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrp/

Noun

korp c

2. a raven (a bird, Corvus corax)

   Korpen flyger

   When the Raven Flies / Hrafninn flýgur [an Icelandic-Swedish adventure film, previously often shown in schools in the Nordic countries]

   (literally, “The raven flies”)

   • 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)

3. a pickaxe
4. short for korporationsidrott, sports teams formed by coworkers, co-sponsored by the employer

Declension

Declension of korp

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	korp	korps
	definite	korpen	korpens
plural	indefinite	korpar	korpars
	definite	korparna	korparnas

Related terms

• korpa
• korpfotboll
• korpglugg
• korpidrott
• korplag
• korpmatch
• korpnäbb
• korpskytte
• korpspelare
• korpsvart
• korptennis
• korptävling

References

• korp in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• korp in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• korp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)