"corgi" meaning in English

See corgi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔːɡi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɔɹɡi/ [General-American], /ˈkɔːɡuːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɔɹɡun/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-corgi.wav , En-us-corgi.oga Forms: corgis [plural], corgies [plural], corgwn [plural, rare]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡi Etymology: 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”)). The rare plural form corgwn is borrowed from Welsh corgwn. Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|ḱwṓ}} PIE word *ḱwṓ, {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)ker-|id=cut}}, {{bor|en|cy|corgi}} Welsh corgi, {{glossary|compound}} compound, {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)ker-|t=to cut off}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱwṓ|t=dog}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”), {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{bor|en|cy|corgwn}} Welsh corgwn Head templates: {{en-noun|s|corgies|corgwn|pl3qual=rare}} 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”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Welsh corgi (extra: 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) Categories (place): Wales Categories (lifeform): Herding dogs Synonyms: corgy Hyponyms: Cardigan Welsh corgi, Pembroke Welsh corgi Derived forms: borgi, dorgi, Horgi, Siborgi Translations (short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi): korgi (Breton), корги (korgi) (Bulgarian), 哥基 (go¹ gei¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 柯基犬 (kējīquǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 威尔士矮脚狗 (Wēi'ěrshì ǎijiǎogǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), corgi [masculine] (Dutch), kimra ŝafhundo (Esperanto), corgi (Finnish), corgi [masculine] (French), קורגי (Hebrew), corchú [masculine] (Irish), corgi [masculine] (Italian), コーギー (kōgī) (Japanese), 코기 (kogi) (Korean), корги (korgi) [neuter] (Macedonian), anjing corgi (Malay), ко́рги (kórgi) [masculine] (Russian), corgi [masculine] (Spanish), korgi (Turkish), коргі (korhi) (Ukrainian), chó Corgi (Vietnamese), corgi [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "corgies",
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        "plural"
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      "word": "Cardigan Welsh corgi"
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      "word": "Pembroke Welsh corgi"
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          "extra": "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",
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        "Terms with Cantonese translations",
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        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
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        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations",
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          "ref": "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:",
          "text": "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 […]",
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          "ref": "2015 July 27, Katharine Whitehorn, “Need we follow all the news?”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-03-09:",
          "text": "[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.",
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        },
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          "ref": "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:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "2023 January 27, Patrick Connolly, “Meet the Orlando rescue dogs playing in Puppy Bowl XIX”, in Orlando Sentinel:",
          "text": "Participating pooches must be between 12-20 weeks old at the time of taping. This year, two labradoodles, a pomsky and a corgi are among members the Central Florida contingent.",
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        "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”)."
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɔːɡi/",
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      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)ɡi"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔːɡuːn/",
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɔɹɡun/",
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    {
      "word": "corgy"
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    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "korgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "korgi",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "корги"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "go¹ gei¹",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "哥基"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kējīquǎn",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "柯基犬"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Wēi'ěrshì ǎijiǎogǒu",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "威尔士矮脚狗"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "corgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "kimra ŝafhundo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "corgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "corgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "קורגי"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "corchú"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "corgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōgī",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "コーギー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kogi",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "코기"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "korgi",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "корги"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "anjing corgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kórgi",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ко́рги"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "corgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "korgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "korhi",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "коргі"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "word": "chó Corgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "corgi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "corgi"
}

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