# corgi
## English
### 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.

### Pronunciation

* Singular:
** (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkɔːɡi/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
** (General American) IPA: /ˈkɔɹɡi/
** Audio (General American):(file)
** Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡi
** Hyphenation: cor‧gi
* Plural (corgwn):
** (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkɔːɡuːn/
** (General American) IPA: /ˈkɔɹɡun/
** Hyphenation: cor‧gwn

### Noun

corgi (plural corgis or corgies or (rare) corgwn)
* 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.

#### 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

#### References

* ↑ “corgi, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2018; “corgi, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* ↑ For example, see Clifford L. B. Hubbard (1952) The Pembrokeshire Corgi Handbook: Giving the Origin and History of the Breed, Its Show Career, Its Points and Breeding (Dog Lover’s Library Series; no. 8), London: Nicholson & Watson, →OCLC, page 4: “The plural of Corgi is Corgwn and not Corgis.”

#### 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: /ˈkɔr.ɡi/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: cor‧gi

### Noun

corgi m (plural corgi's)
* corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkorɡi/, [ˈko̞rɡi]
* Rhymes: -orɡi

### Noun

corgi
* corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

#### Declension

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

* walesincorgi

## French
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɔʁ.ɡi/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

corgi m (plural corgis)
* corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)

## Italian
### Etymology

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

### Noun

corgi m
* 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: /ˈkoɾɡi/ [ˈkoɾ.ɣ̞i]
* Rhymes: -oɾɡi

### Noun

corgi m (plural corgis)
* 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: /ˈkɔrɡi/
* Rhymes: -ɔrɡi

### Noun

corgi m (plural corgwn or corgïaid)
* corgi, Welsh corgi (dog)
* cur
* (sometimes figuratively) unruly or mischievous person child

#### Derived terms

* corgïan (diminutive)

#### Descendants

* → English: corgi

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### 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