Korps

See also: korps and korps'

German

Alternative forms

  • Corps (archaic for the military sense)

Etymology

Borrowed from French corps.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Korps n (strong, genitive Korps, plural Korps)

  1. (military) corps
  2. rare spelling of Corps (“kind of student's corporation”)

Declension

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

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Korps” in Duden online
  • “Korps” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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