Corgiとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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.

発音

• Singular:
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkɔːɡi/
  • (General American) IPA: /ˈkɔɹɡi/
  • 韻: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡi
  • ハイフネーション: cor‧gi
• Plural (corgwn):
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkɔːɡuːn/
  • (General American) IPA: /ˈkɔɹɡun/
  • ハイフネーション: cor‧gwn

名詞

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

1. Ellipsis of 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.

使用する際の注意点

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

別の表記

• corgy

下位語

• Cardigan Welsh corgi
• Pembroke Welsh corgi

派生語

参照

Further reading

• Welsh Corgi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• orgic