corgi
English edit
Etymology edit
PIE word |
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*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 edit
- Singular:
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːɡi/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹɡi/
Audio (GA) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡi
- Hyphenation: cor‧gi
- Plural (corgwn):
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːɡuːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹɡun/
- Hyphenation: cor‧gwn
Noun edit
corgi (plural corgis or corgies or (rare) corgwn)
- 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 edit
- Some breed authorities prescribe the etymologically consistent Welsh plural form corgwn.[2] Nonetheless, the English plural form corgis is considerably more common.
Alternative forms edit
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
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References edit
- ^ “corgi, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2018; “corgi, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ 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.”
Further reading edit
- Welsh Corgi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From English corgi, from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (“dwarf”) and ci (“dog”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
corgi m (plural corgi's)
- corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From English corgi, from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (“dwarf”) and ci (“dog”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
corgi
- corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)
Declension edit
Inflection of corgi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |
Synonyms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English corgi, from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (“dwarf”) and ci (“dog”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
corgi m (plural corgis)
- corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English corgi, from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (“dwarf”) and ci (“dog”).
Noun edit
corgi m
- corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)
Anagrams edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English corgi, from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (“dwarf”) and ci (“dog”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
corgi m (plural corgis)
- corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)
Derived terms edit
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From cor (“dwarf”) + ci (“dog”) (gi is the soft mutation of ci (“dog”)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
corgi m (plural corgwn or corgïaid)
- corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)
- (sometimes figuratively) cur
Derived terms edit
- corgïan (diminutive)
Descendants edit
- → English: corgi
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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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 edit
- 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