adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
corporeus
corporeus (feminine corporea, neuter corporeum)
Classical[kɔrˈpɔ.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[korˈpɔː.re.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or belonging to a body; corporeal
- adjectiveOf or relating to the body; bodily.
- adjectiveComposed of flesh; fleshy.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | corporeus | corporea | corporeum |
| genitive | corporeī | corporeae | corporeī |
| dative | corporeō | corporeae | corporeō |
| accusative | corporeum | corpoream | corporeum |
| ablative | corporeō | corporeā | corporeō |
| vocative | corporee | corporea | corporeum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | corporeī | corporeae | corporea |
| genitive | corporeōrum | corporeārum | corporeōrum |
| dative | corporeīs | corporeīs | corporeīs |
| accusative | corporeōs | corporeās | corporea |
| ablative | corporeīs | corporeīs | corporeīs |
| vocative | corporeī | corporeae | corporea |
corpŏrĕus, a, um, adj. corpus,
I. corporeal.
I. In gen. (rare but class.;
most freq. in Lucr.): corporeum et aspectabile itemque tractabile, Cic. Univ. 4: res, id. Fin. 3, 14, 45; Lucr. 2, 186: ignis, Cic. N. D. 2, 15, 41: natura, Lucr. 1, 303; 1, 330: e principiis, id. 4, 536: tela, id. 3, 177: vox, id. 4, 527; 4, 542; opp. incorporeus, Mart. Cap. 6, § 607.—II. In partic.
A. Composed of flesh, fleshly (several times in Ov. and Plin. the elder):
umerus (Pelopis, opp. eburneus), Ov. M. 6, 407: dapes, id. ib. 15, 105: insigne gallinaceis, Plin. 11, 37, 44, § 122: cornua cochleis, id. 11, 37, 45, § 126: cicatrix, id. 11, 37, 48, § 132.—B. Belonging to the body:
ignis, Cic. N. D. 2, 15, 41; cf. just before: is qui corporibus animantium continetur, res, physical advantages (as health, beauty, etc.), id. Fin. 3, 14, 45.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
corporeus adj.
corpus, of the body, physical: (ignis): pestes, ills, V.—Of flesh, fleshly: umerus, O.: dapes, O.—Corporeal, substantial: res.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *krep-der. Proto-Italic *korpos Latin corpus Latin -eus Latin corporeus From corpus (“body”) + -eus.
Descendants
- Catalancorpori
- Englishcorporeal
- Italiancorporeo
- Portuguesecorpóreo
- Spanishcorpóreo
- Galiciancorpóreo