Corps

Corps

See also: corps, corps., and Corps.

German

Alternative forms

  • Korps (rare for the student sense)

Etymology

    Borrowed from French corps.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /koːr/, [koːɐ̯], [kɔɐ̯], [kɔː] (basic form)
      • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
      • Homophones: Chor, kor, Korps
      • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
    • IPA(key): /koːrs/, [koːɐ̯s], [kɔɐ̯s], [kɔːs] (plural and genitive singular)

    Noun

    Corps n (strong, genitive Corps, plural Corps)

    1. a corps, a kind of traditional student's corporation in German-speaking Europe
    2. archaic spelling of Korps (“military unit”)

    Declension

    Declension of Corps [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Corps die Corps
    genitive eines des Corps der Corps
    dative einem dem Corps den Corps
    accusative ein das Corps die Corps

    Hypernyms

    Derived terms

    • Corpsbruder
    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.