esprit de corps

English

WOTD – 3 March 2009

Etymology

Borrowed from French esprit de corps, from esprit (“spirit”) + de (“of”) + corps (“body”)

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɛˌspɹiː də ˈkɔː/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɛˌspɹi də ˈkɔɹ/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

esprit de corps (uncountable)

(idiomatic) A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.

Synonyms

(shared spirit): morale, team spirit

Translations

shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion

Norwegian: korpsånd m
Polish: poczucie solidarności
Portuguese: espírito de equipe m
Russian: кома́ндный дух m (komándnyj dux)

References

esprit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Etymology

esprit (“spirit”) + de (“of”) + corps (“group, body”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛs.pʁi d(ə) kɔʁ/

Noun

esprit de corps m (uncountable)

(idiomatic) spirit of the group, common spirit

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