korp

Albanian

Etymology

From Latin corpus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔrp/

Noun

korp m

1. (anatomy) body.

Synonyms

• trup

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse korpr. According to some sources, the word was used amongst fishermen as an alternative to ramn, which was a taboo while fishing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /korp/
• (Trøndelag) IPA^(key): /køʃp/

Noun

korp m

1. a raven (a bird, Corvus corax)

See also

• ramn

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse korpr, displacing earlier ramn (from Old Norse hrafn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrp/

Noun

korp c

1. a raven (a bird, Corvus corax)
   • 1906, Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Häxorna from the collection of poems Flora och Pomona, chapter 1, line 9-12:

     De vittna att blickens duva
     kan lyftas till korpens flykt,
     att drömmen, den jungfruljuva,
     haft skydrag av hemligt och styggt.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. a pickaxe
3. short for korporationsidrott, sports teams formed by coworkers, co-sponsored by the employer

Declension

Declension of korp
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	korp	korpen	korpar	korparna
Genitive	korps	korpens	korpars	korparnas

Related terms

• korpa
• korpfotboll
• korpglugg
• korpidrott
• korplag
• korpmatch
• korpnäbb
• korpskytte
• korpspelare
• korpsvart
• korptennis
• korptävling

 

References

• korp in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• korp in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• korp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)