English

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Etymology

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PIE word
*ḱwṓ

Borrowed from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (dwarf) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut off)) + gi (the soft mutation of ci (dog), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (dog), perhaps from *peḱ- (livestock; wealth)).[1]

The rare plural form corgwn is borrowed from Welsh corgwn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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corgi (plural corgis or corgies or (rare) corgwn)

  1. Short for Welsh corgi (a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognized: the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi).
    • 1966 July 14, S. M. Lampson, “Sturdy Farm Dogs from Wales”, in John Adams, editor, Country Life, volume 140, London: George Newnes [], →OCLC, page 69:
      By this time the Pembrokeshire—the short-tailed corgwn—were increasing in popularity very rapidly. The Cardiganshire variety lagged behind their more numerous cousins, but, even so, almost all the larger shows of this country had classes []
    • 2015 July 27, Katharine Whitehorn, “Need we follow all the news?”, in The Guardian[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 9 March 2016:
      [W]hich news item do we have to worry about and have a view on? Not, presumably, the fact that the Queen is going cool on corgies; probably not how space exploration is getting on; townies can maybe skip the fates of either cows or badgers.
    • 2016, Janet Vorwald Dohner, “Herding Dogs”, in Deborah Burns, Lisa H. Hiley, editors, Farm Dogs: A Comprehensive Breed Guide to 93 Guardians, Herders, Terriers, and Other Canine Working Partners, North Adams, Mass.: Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 200, column 1:
      While larger, longer corgwn with tails were found in the lowland and hill farms of central and northern Cardiganshire, in the south a shorter, lighter corgi was more common.

Usage notes

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  • Some breed authorities prescribe the etymologically consistent Welsh plural form corgwn.[2] Nonetheless, the English plural form corgis is considerably more common.

Alternative forms

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ corgi, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2018; corgi, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ For example, see Clifford L. B. Hubbard (1952) The Pembrokeshire Corgi Handbook: Giving the Origin and History of the Breed, Its Show Career, Its Points and Breeding (Dog Lover’s Library Series; no. 8), London: Nicholson & Watson, →OCLC, page 4:The plural of Corgi is Corgwn and not Corgis.

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Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From English corgi, from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (dwarf) and ci (dog).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.ɡi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: cor‧gi

Noun

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corgi m (plural corgi's)

  1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English corgi, from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (dwarf) and ci (dog).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkorɡi/, [ˈko̞rɡi]

Noun

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corgi

  1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

Declension

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Inflection of corgi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative corgi corgit
genitive corgin corgien
partitive corgia corgeja
illative corgiin corgeihin
singular plural
nominative corgi corgit
accusative nom. corgi corgit
gen. corgin
genitive corgin corgien
partitive corgia corgeja
inessive corgissa corgeissa
elative corgista corgeista
illative corgiin corgeihin
adessive corgilla corgeilla
ablative corgilta corgeilta
allative corgille corgeille
essive corgina corgeina
translative corgiksi corgeiksi
abessive corgitta corgeitta
instructive corgein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of corgi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative corgini corgini
accusative nom. corgini corgini
gen. corgini
genitive corgini corgieni
partitive corgiani corgejani
inessive corgissani corgeissani
elative corgistani corgeistani
illative corgiini corgeihini
adessive corgillani corgeillani
ablative corgiltani corgeiltani
allative corgilleni corgeilleni
essive corginani corgeinani
translative corgikseni corgeikseni
abessive corgittani corgeittani
instructive
comitative corgeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative corgisi corgisi
accusative nom. corgisi corgisi
gen. corgisi
genitive corgisi corgiesi
partitive corgiasi corgejasi
inessive corgissasi corgeissasi
elative corgistasi corgeistasi
illative corgiisi corgeihisi
adessive corgillasi corgeillasi
ablative corgiltasi corgeiltasi
allative corgillesi corgeillesi
essive corginasi corgeinasi
translative corgiksesi corgeiksesi
abessive corgittasi corgeittasi
instructive
comitative corgeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative corgimme corgimme
accusative nom. corgimme corgimme
gen. corgimme
genitive corgimme corgiemme
partitive corgiamme corgejamme
inessive corgissamme corgeissamme
elative corgistamme corgeistamme
illative corgiimme corgeihimme
adessive corgillamme corgeillamme
ablative corgiltamme corgeiltamme
allative corgillemme corgeillemme
essive corginamme corgeinamme
translative corgiksemme corgeiksemme
abessive corgittamme corgeittamme
instructive
comitative corgeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative corginne corginne
accusative nom. corginne corginne
gen. corginne
genitive corginne corgienne
partitive corgianne corgejanne
inessive corgissanne corgeissanne
elative corgistanne corgeistanne
illative corgiinne corgeihinne
adessive corgillanne corgeillanne
ablative corgiltanne corgeiltanne
allative corgillenne corgeillenne
essive corginanne corgeinanne
translative corgiksenne corgeiksenne
abessive corgittanne corgeittanne
instructive
comitative corgeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative corginsa corginsa
accusative nom. corginsa corginsa
gen. corginsa
genitive corginsa corgiensa
partitive corgiaan
corgiansa
corgejaan
corgejansa
inessive corgissaan
corgissansa
corgeissaan
corgeissansa
elative corgistaan
corgistansa
corgeistaan
corgeistansa
illative corgiinsa corgeihinsa
adessive corgillaan
corgillansa
corgeillaan
corgeillansa
ablative corgiltaan
corgiltansa
corgeiltaan
corgeiltansa
allative corgilleen
corgillensa
corgeilleen
corgeillensa
essive corginaan
corginansa
corgeinaan
corgeinansa
translative corgikseen
corgiksensa
corgeikseen
corgeiksensa
abessive corgittaan
corgittansa
corgeittaan
corgeittansa
instructive
comitative corgeineen
corgeinensa

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compounds

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English corgi, from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (dwarf) and ci (dog).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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corgi m (plural corgis)

  1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English corgi, from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (dwarf) and ci (dog).

Noun

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corgi m

  1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English corgi, from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (dwarf) and ci (dog).

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Noun

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corgi m (plural corgis)

  1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From cor (dwarf) +‎ ci (dog) (gi is the soft mutation of ci (dog)).

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Noun

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corgi m (plural corgwn or corgïaid)

  1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)
  2. (sometimes figuratively) cur

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: corgi

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
corgi gorgi nghorgi chorgi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “corgi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies