Corpus
See also: corpus
English
Etymology
Clipping of Corpus Christi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹpəs/
Proper noun
Corpus
- (informal) Corpus Christi (city in Texas)
- (Cambridge University slang) Clipping of Corpus Christi, referring to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
- (Oxford University slang) Clipping of Corpus Christi, referring to Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Corpus (Christi).
Further reading
- “Corpus” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Tagalog
Etymology
From Latin, likely a reference to the Corpus Christi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoɾpus/, [ˈkoɾ.pʊs]
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Corpus is the 608th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 15,016 individuals.
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