corpus
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]
corpus n (genitive corporis); third declension
- (anatomy) body, person (person when used to mean "human body", e.g., "on one's person") [ quotations ▼]
- substance, material (physical, perceptible to the senses) [ synonym ▲]
- Synonym: rēs
- the flesh of an animal's body
- a corpse [ synonyms ▲]
- the trunk or shaft of something
- (figuratively) the wood under the bark of a tree
- (Medieval Latin) a corpus (collection of writings by a single author or addressing a certain topic)
- (metonymically) person, individual [ quotations ▼]
- (metonymically) a frame, body, system, structure, community, corporation
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 |