korp

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse korpr.

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

References
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