corgi

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”)).^[1]

The rare plural form corgwn is borrowed from Welsh corgwn.

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

  • Audio (Southern England):

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

  • Audio (General American):

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

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, 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.

   • 2023 January 27, Patrick Connolly, “Meet the Orlando rescue dogs playing in Puppy Bowl XIX”, in Orlando Sentinel‎:

     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.

• Some breed authorities prescribe the etymologically consistent Welsh plural form corgwn.^[2] Nonetheless, the English plural form corgis is considerably more common.

• corgy

• Cardigan Welsh corgi
• Pembroke Welsh corgi

• Welsh Corgi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• orgic

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.ɡi/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: cor‧gi

corgi m (plural corgi's)

1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkorɡi/,

corgi

1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

• walesinpaimenkoira, walesincorgi

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

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.ɡi/

• Audio:

  (file)

corgi m (plural corgis)

1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

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

corgi m

1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

• grico

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾɡi/
• Rhymes: -oɾɡi

corgi m (plural corgis)

1. corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔrɡi/
• Rhymes: -ɔrɡi

corgi m (plural corgwn or corgïaid)

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

• corgïan (diminutive)

• → English: corgi

• 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