corpus

corp-us uit.-lat. 'Körper'

Vom uital. *korpos, vom uig. *krépos „Körper“, von der Wurzel *krep-. Äquivalent zu uger. Neutrum-Substantiv *hrefaz „Körper, Rumpf“, woher z.B. ahdt. href, anl. ref, aengl. hrif (> engl. Riff).

Pronunciation (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkor.pus/, [ˈkɔrpʊs̠], (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkor.pus/, [ˈkɔrpus]

Noun

corpus n (genitive corporis); third declension

1. (anatomy) body, person (person when used to mean "human body", e.g., "on one's person") [ quotations ▼]
2. substance, material (physical, perceptible to the senses) [ synonym ▲]

   Synonym: rēs

3. the flesh of an animal's body
4. a corpse [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: cadāver, mors, fūnus, caedēs

5. the trunk or shaft of something
6. (figuratively) the wood under the bark of a tree
7. (Medieval Latin) a corpus (collection of writings by a single author or addressing a certain topic)
8. (metonymically) person, individual [ quotations ▼]
9. (metonymically) a frame, body, system, structure, community, corporation

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	corpus	corpora
Genitive	corporis	corporum
Dative	corporī	corporibus
Accusative	corpus	corpora
Ablative	corpore	corporibus
Vocative	corpus	corpora