Complete Definition of "corgi"

English
wikipedia

Alternative spellings
corgy<ref name="OED-alt&inflex">The Oxford English Dictionary [Second Edition]</ref>

Etymology
From Cy. term|corgi|lang=cy.

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�k��gi/
a|{{Cy.}} IPA|/�k�rɣi/
rhymes|��(r)ɡi

Noun
en-noun|pl2corgwn<ref name"OED-alt&inflex"/>

  1. A breed of small dog having short legs and fox-like features.

Usage notes
Some authorities prescribe the etymologically consistent plural form term|corgwn|langen.<ref name"PCH-plusage">The Pembrokeshire Corgi Handbook (1952) by C.L.B. Hubbard states: �The plural of Corgi is Corgwn and not Corgis.�</ref> Nonetheless, the plural form term|corgis|langen is considerably more common.<ref name"GF-is/wn">Comparative frequencies of usage of term||corgis|langen and term||corgwn|langen, courtesy of '''Google Fight''': corgis VS corgwn</ref>

Translations
trans-top|A breed of dog
French: t|fr|corgi|m
Italian: t|it|corgi|m
Japanese: t|ja|����|tr=k�gī
trans-mid
Russian: t|ru|ко�ги|tr=kórgi|m
Welsh: t|cy|corgi|m
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References
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Category:Dogs


French

Etymology
From the E.|fr from Cy.|fr.

Noun
fr-noun|m

  1. #English|Corgi dog.

Category:French nouns


Italian

Etymology
From the E.|it from Cy.|it.

Noun
it-noun|corg|m|i|i

  1. #English|Corgi dog.

Welsh

Etymology
Compound of cor, "dwarf" and ci, "dog".

Noun
cy-noun|corgi|m|corgŵn

  1. #English|Corgi dog.
  2. cur|Cur

Mutation
cy-mut-c|orgi

br:corgi
fr:corgi
id:corgi
it:corgi
ru:corgi
vi:corgi
zh:corgi

Revision and Credits for"corgi"
  • 2007-12-22 02:19 - Circeus - Change deprecated template, Replaced: {{fr-noun-reg|m}} → {{fr-noun|m}} [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]]

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