Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 448.corpus on page 448
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corpus body
corpus is a Latin Noun that primarily means body.
Definitions for corpus
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
body
English derivatives:
corps corpse corpuscle corpulent corporal corporeal corporate corporation incorporate corsage corset
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
The body of a man or a beast. (b) (as the seat of strength and health) the constitution, etc.; also, the generative powers, virility.
- 2
The body as distinct from, or as the abode of, the life or soul. (b) an animate body ( and not a phantom, statue, etc.).
- 3
A comprehensive collection of facts on a given project; a compendium of scientific, literary, or other writings, an encyclopaedia, corpus, etc. (b) the gross amount, aggregate (of personal property); also, a sum (of money).
Sentences with corpus
Latin to English
Ubi sunt tria corpora quae ā tē ibi inventa sunt?Compare Where are the three bodies which were found there by you (sg.)?
Corpora eōrum metū dēbilia sunt.Compare Their bodies are weak from fear.
Sic habeto, non esse te mortalem, sed corpus hoc; nec enim tu is es, quem forma ista declarat, sed mens cuiusque is est quisqe, non ea figura, quae digito demonstrari potest.Compare Be sure that it is not you that is mortal, but only your body. For that man whom your outward form reveals is not yourself; the spirit is the true self, not that physical figure which can be pointed out by your finger.
Immo enim vero corpus Priamo reddidi, Hectora abstuli. (Ex incertis fabulis)Compare Yes, I took Hector from Priam, I gave him back a corpse.
Ita corpus in sepulchro, ut arbores in hiberno: occultant virorem ariditate mentita.... Expectandum nobis etiam corporis ver est.Compare The body in the grave is like trees in winter; they conceal their greenness under a show of dryness... We too must wait for the springtime of the body.
Declension table for corpus
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | corpus | corpora |
| Gen. | corporis | corporum |
| Dat. | corporī | corporibus |
| Acc. | corpus | corpora |
| Abl. | corpore | corporibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 45.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 448.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 119.
Bibliography
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Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
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Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "corpus, corporis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/corpus-corporis.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 45.corpus, corporis on page 45
