korps

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See also: Korps and korps'

Danish

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Etymology

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From French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷrép-o-, *kʷr̥p-eH₂- (body).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔːrps/, [kʰɒːb̥s]

Noun

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korps n (singular definite korpset, plural indefinite korps)

  1. corps, body

Inflection

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French corps, from Old French corps, from Latin corpus (body), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷrép-o-, *kʷr̥p-eH₂- (body). The neuter gender is after Latin corpus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔrps/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: korps

Noun

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korps n (plural korpsen, diminutive korpsje n)

  1. a military corps
    1. type of unit characterized by equipment, employment, traditions etc.
    2. name of a (high) echelon
  2. an organized body of persons, notably hierarchical
  3. (printing) the thickness of a letter type

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: korps

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Dutch korps, corps, from Middle French corps, from Old French corps, from Latin corpus (body), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷrép-o-, *kʷr̥p-eH₂- (body).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrps/
  • Hyphenation: korps

Noun

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korps (first-person possessive korpsku, second-person possessive korpsmu, third-person possessive korpsnya)

  1. corps:
    1. (military) a battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
    2. an organized group of people united by a common purpose.

Alternative forms

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  • kor (corps) (Standard Malay)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From French corps, from Latin corpus.

Noun

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korps n (definite singular korpset, indefinite plural korps, definite plural korpsa or korpsene)

  1. a corps
  2. (music) a band

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From French corps, from Latin corpus.

Noun

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korps n (definite singular korpset, indefinite plural korps, definite plural korpsa)

  1. a corps
  2. (music) a band

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Swedish

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Noun

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korps

  1. indefinite genitive singular of korp