"korrigan" meaning in All languages combined

See korrigan on Wiktionary

Noun [Breton]

Forms: korriganed [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], korrigan [singular, unmutated], gorrigan [mutation-soft, singular], c'horrigan [mutation-aspirate, singular], korriganed [plural, unmutated], gorriganed [mutation-soft, plural], c'horriganed [mutation-aspirate, plural]
Etymology: From korr (“dwarf”) + -ig (diminutive suffix) + -an (hypocoristic suffix) Head templates: {{head|br|nouns|||plural|korriganed||{{{p2}}}||{{{p3}}}||{{{d}}}||{{{c}}}||{{{s}}}||{{{s2}}}|f2accel-form=p|f5accel-form=d|f7accel-form=sgl|f8accel-form=s|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} korrigan m (plural korriganed), {{br-noun|m|p=korriganed}} korrigan m (plural korriganed)
  1. korrigan Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-korrigan-br-noun-7TwpakmX Disambiguation of Mythology: 50 50
  2. (humorous) a short person Tags: humorous, masculine Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-korrigan-br-noun-z4Wa3wrf Disambiguation of Mythology: 50 50 Categories (other): Breton entries with incorrect language header, Pages using invalid parameters when calling Template:br-noun-mutation, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Breton entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages using invalid parameters when calling Template:br-noun-mutation: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: korriganez

Noun [English]

Forms: korrigans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Breton korrigan, from korr (“dwarf”) + -ig (diminutive suffix) + -an (hypocoristic suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|br|korrigan}} Breton korrigan Head templates: {{en-noun}} korrigan (plural korrigans)
  1. A long-haired nocturnal and often malevolent Breton fairy princess. Categories (topical): Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-korrigan-en-noun--frf~IYv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [French]

IPA: /kɔ.ʁi.ɡɑ̃/ Forms: korrigans [plural], korrigane [feminine]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=korrigane}} korrigan m (plural korrigans, feminine korrigane)
  1. korrigan Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-korrigan-fr-noun-7TwpakmX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for korrigan meaning in All languages combined (4.0kB)

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