corgi

English

Cardigan Welsh corgi

Alternative forms

• corgy

Etymology

From Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (“dwarf”) and ci (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɔːɡi/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkɔɹɡi/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)ɡi

Noun

corgi (plural corgis or corgwn)

1. A breed of small dog having short legs and fox-like features.

Usage notes

• Some breed authorities prescribe the etymologically consistent plural form corgwn. Nonetheless, the plural form corgis is considerably more common.

Translations

breed of dog

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: corgi (fi), walesinpaimenkoira (fi)
• French: corgi (fr) m
• Italian: corgi (it) m

• Japanese: コーギー (ja) (kōgī)
• Malay: anjing corgi (ms)
• Russian: корги (ru) (kórgi) m 
• Welsh: corgi (cy) m

External links

• Corgi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Finnish

Noun

corgi

1. corgi (breed of dog)

Declension

Declension of corgi (type risti) singular plural nominative corgi corgit genitive corgin corgien partitive corgia corgeja accusative corgi corgin corgit inessive corgissa corgeissa elative corgista corgeista illative corgiin corgeihin adessive corgilla corgeilla ablative corgilta corgeilta allative corgille corgeille essive corgina corgeina translative corgiksi corgeiksi instructive – corgein abessive corgitta corgeitta comitative – corgeineen

Synonyms

• walesinpaimenkoira

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French

Etymology

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

Noun

corgi m (plural corgis)

1. Corgi dog.

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Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

corgi m (plural corgi)

1. Corgi dog.

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Welsh

Etymology

cor (“dwarf”) +‎ ci (“dog”)

Noun

corgi m (plural corgŵn) 

1. Corgi dog.
2. Cur

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
corgi	gorgi	nghorgi	chorgi