Body

See also: body

English

Alternative forms

• Bodie

Etymology

• As an English surname, from Middle English body, probably a nickname for a corpulent person; and occupational surname from Middle English bode (“messenger”) + -y (diminutive ending). Equivalent to bode (“messenger, herald”) +‎ -y.
• As a French surname, variant of Bodin.
• As a Hungarian surname Bódy, variant of Bódi, Bodi.

Proper noun

Body

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Proper noun

the Body

1. (Cambridge University slang, archaic) Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

See also

• Bode
• Bodey

Anagrams

• BYOD, Boyd, Doby, do by

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French body, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from an ellipsis of English bodysuit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔdi/

• Audio:

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Noun

Body m (strong, genitive Bodys, plural Bodys)

1. bodysuit, leotard (skin-tight, one-piece garment)

Declension

Declension of Body [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Body	die	Bodys
genitive	eines	des	Bodys	der	Bodys
dative	einem	dem	Body	den	Bodys
accusative	einen	den	Body	die	Bodys

Further reading

• “Body” in Duden online