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corp

body /ˈkorp/

noun#518 most common

Also: corpse, wing (of a building), corps (organized body)

Example sentences

Corpul meu este sănătos.
My body is healthy.
Ea are un corp atletic.
She has an athletic body.
Corpul uman are multe organe.
The human body has many organs.
Poliția a găsit un corp neidentificat lângă râu.
The police found an unidentified body near the river.
Clădirea are trei corpuri distincte, legate printr-un pasaj.
The building has three distinct wings, joined by a passage.
Corpul didactic al universității a votat împotriva reformei propuse.
The university's teaching staff voted against the proposed reform.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativecorp / corpulcorpuri / corpurile
Genitiveunui corp / corpuluiunor corpuri / corpurilor
Accusativecorp / corpulcorpuri / corpurile
Vocativecorpulecorpurilor

Word family

corporalbodily, physical
încorporato incorporate, to merge into a body
corporațiecorporation
corpolentstout, heavy-bodied

Etymology

Corp comes from Latin corpus, corporis, meaning body. Romanian kept the core sense of a physical body while extending it, much as Latin did, to cover a mass or section of something, such as a wing of a building or an organized group of people. The word entered Romanian as part of the large layer of learned and semi-learned Latin-based vocabulary, alongside earlier inherited forms.

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