corgi

English

WOTD – 1 March 2022

Etymology

PIE word
*ḱwṓ

A Cardigan Welsh corgi, the larger of the two breeds of corgwn.

A Pembroke Welsh corgi.

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.

Pronunciation

• Singular:
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːɡi/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹɡi/

  • Audio (General American):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡi
  • Hyphenation: cor‧gi
• Plural (corgwn):
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːɡuːn/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹɡun/
  • Hyphenation: cor‧gwn

Noun

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”).
   • 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

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

Alternative forms

• corgy

Hyponyms

• Cardigan Welsh corgi
• Pembroke Welsh corgi

Derived terms

• borgi
• dorgi
• Horgi
• Siborgi

 

Translations

short for Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi

• Breton: korgi
• Bulgarian: корги (korgi)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 哥基 (go¹ gei¹)

  Mandarin: 柯基犬 (zh) (kējīquǎn), 威尔士矮脚狗 (Wēi'ěrshì ǎijiǎogǒu)

• Dutch: corgi (nl) m
• Esperanto: kimra ŝafhundo
• Finnish: corgi (fi)
• French: corgi (fr) m
• Hebrew: קורגי
• Irish: corchú m
• Italian: corgi m
• Japanese: コーギー (kōgī)
• Korean: 코기 (kogi)
• Macedonian: корги n (korgi)
• Malay: anjing corgi
• Russian: ко́рги (ru) m (kórgi)
• Spanish: corgi m
• Turkish: korgi
• Ukrainian: коргі (korhi)
• Vietnamese: chó Corgi
• Welsh: corgi m

Further reading

• Welsh Corgi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• orgic

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.ɡi/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: cor‧gi

Noun

corgi m (plural corgi's)

1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkorɡi/, [ˈko̞rɡi]

Noun

corgi

1. corgi, Welsh corgi (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

Derived terms

compounds

• walesincorgi

 

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.ɡi/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

corgi m (plural corgis)

1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

corgi m

1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

Anagrams

• grico

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾɡi/ [ˈkoɾ.ɣ̞i]
• Rhymes: -oɾɡi

Noun

corgi m (plural corgis)

1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

Derived terms

• corgi galés
• corgi galés de Cardigan
• corgi galés de Pembroke

 

Welsh

Etymology

From cor (“dwarf”) +‎ ci (“dog”) (gi is the soft mutation of ci (“dog”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔrɡi/
• Rhymes: -ɔrɡi

Noun

corgi m (plural corgwn or corgïaid)

1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)
2. (sometimes figuratively) cur

Derived terms

• corgïan (diminutive)

Descendants

• → English: corgi

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