corgi

English

Cardigan Welsh corgi

Alternative forms

• corgy

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːɡi/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹɡi/
• Hyphenation: cor‧gi
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡi

Noun

corgi (plural corgis or corgies or corgwn)

1. A dog of a breed having a small body, 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.

Synonyms

• Welsh corgi

Translations

breed of dog

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 威尔士矮脚狗 (Wēiěrshì ǎi-jiǎogǒu)

• Esperanto: kimra ŝafhundo
• Finnish: corgi, walesinpaimenkoira
• French: corgi (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: corgi m
• Japanese: コーギー (kōgī)
• Malay: anjing corgi
• Russian: ко́рги (ru) m (kórgi)
• Welsh: corgi m

Further reading

• corgi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• orgic

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Finnish

Etymology

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

Noun

corgi

1. corgi, Welsh corgi (breed of dog)

Declension

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

Synonyms

• walesinpaimenkoira, walesincorgi

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.ɡi/

Noun

corgi m (plural corgis)

1. Corgi dog.

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Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

corgi m

1. Corgi dog.

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾɡi/ [ˈkoɾ.ɣ̞i]

Noun

corgi m (plural corgis)

1. corgi

Hyponyms

• corgi galés de Cardigan (“Cardigan Welsh corgi”)
• corgi galés de Pembroke (“Pembroke Welsh corgi”)
• corgi galés (“Welsh corgi”)

 

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Welsh

Etymology

cor (“dwarf”) +‎ ci (“dog”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔrɡi/

Noun

corgi m (plural corgwn or corgïaid)

1. corgi dog
2. (sometimes figuratively) cur

Derived terms

• corgïan (diminutive)

Mutation

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

• 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